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“I don't like to give up on people when they need someone not to give up on them.”
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“While pity shows a lack of respect for other human beings, compassion has its roots in a deep respect for others. Pity is an emotion; compassion is a connection. Compassion sees the other as equal. Compassion happens when we care for another person enough to make his or her problems our own.”
― The Mockingbird Parables: Transforming Lives through the Power of Story
― The Mockingbird Parables: Transforming Lives through the Power of Story
“Better to have one woman on your side than ten men.”
― The Great Hunt
― The Great Hunt
“You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.”
― The Notebook
― The Notebook
“Children, as persons, are entitled to the greatest respect. Children are given to us as free-flying souls, but then we clip their wings like we domesticate the wild mallard. Children should become the role-models for us, their parents, for they are coated with the spirit from which they came- out of the ether, clean, innocent, brimming with the delight of life, aware of the beauty of the simplest thing; a snail, a bud....”
― Give Me Liberty: Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First Century
― Give Me Liberty: Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First Century
Ledgee’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Ledgee’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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138 friends
257 books
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39 friends
348 books
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27 friends
162 books
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19 friends
6 books
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62 friends
1 book
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134 friends
18 books
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45 friends
3 books
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21 friends
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