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An American Marriage | Tayari Jones
Marriage is about so much more than just being in love.
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The Giving Tree | Shel Silverstein
Nature will always be there for you. No matter how much you abuse it, it is always ready to welcome you with open arms.
The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald
Often the things we think will make us happy, things that we spend all our time and energy chasing, don't end up fulfilling us.
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The Iliad | Homer
Most human conflict is for the sake of creating conflict, either out of boredom, personal biases, FOMO, attention, of for a feeling of importance/feeling of significance. Nearly all conflict can be resolved with empathetic, face-to-face conversation.
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The Odyssey | Homer
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Of Mice and Men | John Steinbeck
People are inherently selfish. No matter how close you think you are to someone, if you are enough of a burden to someone, they will betray you. People aren't nice to people who already haven't been dealt a fair hand of cards.
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Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe
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To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee
Society kills mockingbirds all the time. Innocent people are constantly being judged, scrutinized, outcasted, and suspected just for not blindly following social norms like most people do. Society feels the need to demonize certain groups of people in order to make themselves feel comfortable. It is human nature to divide, discriminate, and create an "other."
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13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do | Amy Morin
Feeling like a protagonist in my own story is my choice. My reaction and perception about a situation can change the whole course of what happened and allows me to write my narrative the way I want to. My life is not in my control, but the way I experience it is.
21 Lessons for the 21st Century | Yuval Noah Harari
This book taught me how history repeats itself. It felt like reading a history book except everything is happening currently instead of in the past, which made me realize how similar the past and the present are. Human nature is human nature, and the best way to predict the future is to learn about the past.