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The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3)

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Some Days You Can't Save Them All by Ronnie E. Baticulon

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“We are not all born at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later... Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.”
― Mary Austin

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“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
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