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“My favorite novel ever is Abraham Verghese's 'Cutting for Stone.' It takes you so many places. I stayed up to 4 in the morning to finish it.” quote by Beth Macy — Download Open image

“My favorite novel ever is Abraham Verghese's 'Cutting for Stone.' It takes you so many places. I stayed up to 4 in the morning to finish it.”

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My parents were really poor. We never bought books because you could go to the library. It would be stupid to buy one.

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