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Casey McGuire

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Casey’s Quotes

“It doesn't take much to convince yourself that you're doing okay, just some discretionary income and a regularity to your days.”
― Ling Ma, Bliss Montage

tags: discretionary-income, doing-ok, getting-by, income, life, regular-schedule, regularity, schedule

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“It doesn’t take much to come into your own; all it takes is someone’s gaze. It’s not totally accurate to say that I felt seen. It was more that: Beheld by her, I learned how to become myself. Her interest actualized me.”
― Ling Ma, Bliss Montage

tags: actualization, becoming, becoming-yourself, being-seen, feeling-seen, self, self-understanding

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“On the other side of graduation was her actual life, the slow narrowing of possibilities that would catch her and freeze her in a vocation, a relationship, a life. She intended to avoid that slow calcification for as long as possible—if only by refraining from making any crucial choices. In other words, she was moving back home.”
― Ling Ma, Bliss Montage

tags: calcification, choices, graduation, jobs, life, moving-back-home, relationships, vocation, work

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Our Shared Shelf — 222805 members — last activity Jul 11, 2026 02:03PM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine — 177170 members — last activity 15 minutes ago
Hey Y’all, We’ve been reading together for awhile and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready to hear your thoughts and opinions. This group is a pl ...more