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“Just remember to pack light. Dreams tend to shatter if you’re carrying other people’s hopes around with you.”
“It must be a survival skill left over from the old Viking days, when long silences were required to prevent unnecessary homicides during the long, dark winters when quarters were close and supplies were dwindling.”
― Lab Girl
― Lab Girl
“In many cases, we actually work very hard to ensure that we go nowhere. Change is about noticing what’s no longer working and stepping out of the familiar, imprisoning patterns”
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
“When I’d advocated for him to take classes and be in therapy, she mistook it as a nurturing passivity, gentle absolution. What I meant was take note of his mental health, because in my experience, when men were upset, lonely, or neglected, we were killed.”
― Know My Name: A Memoir
― Know My Name: A Memoir
“When you know yourself and your strengths, there is always something you can do to raise the standard for everyone.”
― One Life
― One Life
“When you are frazzled, frustrated from long lines, and nervous about your upcoming time in a metal capsule hurtling through the air, airport food can be the much-needed pause to collect yourself and feel human—or the final indignity that sends you to tears.”
― So You Want to Talk About Race
― So You Want to Talk About Race
Raquel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Raquel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
399 books
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22 friends
187 books
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20 friends
142 books
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14 friends
575 books
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30 friends
251 books
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2 friends
566 books
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32 friends
974 books
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141 friends
496 books
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25 friends
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