“I do not want to belong to anyone but myself. I want to be free. Free to live, and to find my own way, to love, or to be alone, but at least it is my choice, and I am so tired of not having choices, so scared of the years rushing past
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“I’ve never met someone who is so perfectly my favorite person.”
― Beach Read
― Beach Read
“Lord our God, hear my prayer, the prayer of my heart. Bless the largeness inside me, no matter how I fear it. Bless my reed pens and my inks. Bless the words I write. May they be beautiful in your sight. May they be visible to eyes not yet born. When I am dust, sing these words over my bones: she was a voice.”
― The Book of Longings
― The Book of Longings
“When I tell you all shall be well, I don’t mean that life won’t bring you tragedy. Life will be life. I only mean you will be well in spite of it. All shall be well, no matter what.”
― The Book of Longings
― The Book of Longings
“We will teach you about our God and you will teach us about yours, and together we'll find the God that exists behind them.”
― The Book of Longings
― The Book of Longings
Ashley’s 2025 Year in Books
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