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“And there’s grace in being willing to know and hear others. This, for me, is how we become.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.”
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“The connection you are creating here is like a flower. It requires soil and sun, things that, thanks to God, are given freely. But it is you, all of us, who has to water the flower to make it grow. Without water, all relations remain small. They can’t open, and eventually they die.”
― From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
― From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
“And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling.”
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“Pain is part of life. That much I knew. If I could just teach her how to be resilient, how to love big, how to fear less. How to weather hurt, either at the hands of others or even the hurts she might unknowingly inflict on herself. I wanted her to know that love can come in many forms. That sometimes it can look like letting go, but it can also look like never letting go. That one day she might have to love someone in ways the world wasn’t ready for. That reaching for that kind of love would bring with it struggle, but in the end, it could be grander than her wildest imaginings.”
― From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
― From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
Vanessa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Vanessa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,418 books
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262 friends
369 books
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75 friends
729 books
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16 friends
688 books
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73 friends
77 books
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20 friends
296 books
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111 friends
193 books
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17 friends
94 books
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7 friends
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