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Bookstore Quote by Celeste Ng

“The first bookstore I loved wasn't a little independent gem nestled in a neighborhood: it was a modest Waldenbooks in our local shopping mall.” quote by Celeste Ng — Download Open image

“The first bookstore I loved wasn't a little independent gem nestled in a neighborhood: it was a modest Waldenbooks in our local shopping mall.”

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Fantasy novels, I don't really gravitate to that part of the bookstore.

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