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“Children are the great gamble. From the moment they are born, our helplessness increases. Instead of being ours to mould and shape after our best knowledge and endeavour, they are themselves. From their birth they are the centre of our lives, and the dangerous edge of existence.”
― Damage
― Damage
“Our sanity depends essentially on a narrowness of vision--the ability to select the elements vital to survival, while ignoring the great truths.”
― Damage
― Damage
“She was the split-second experience that changes everything.; the car smash; the letter we shouldn't have opened; the lump in the breast or groin; the blinding flash. On my well-ordered stage-set the lights were up, and maybe at last I was waiting in the wings.”
― Damage
― Damage
“That is my story, simply told. Please do not ask again. I have told you in order to issue a warning. I have been damaged. Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.”
― Damage
― Damage
“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing.”
― A Grief Observed
― A Grief Observed
Belinda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Belinda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
790 books
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105 friends
171 books
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172 friends
11 books
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40 friends
5 books
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240 friends
6 books
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152 friends
1 book
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49 friends
1 book
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16 friends
11 books
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165 friends
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