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Beth
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Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life.
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“Maybe happy now, happy for a moment, is all we really get. Happy forever seems a shitload to ask in a world on fire.”
― The Women
― The Women
“We were the last believers, my generation. We trusted what our parents taught us about right and wrong, good and evil, the American myth of equality and justice and honor. I wonder if any generation will ever believe again. People will say it was the war that shattered our lives and laid bare the beautiful lie we’d been taught. And they’d be right. And wrong. There was so much more. It’s hard to see clearly when the world is angry and divided and you’re being lied to.”
― The Women
― The Women
“The old white men who run this country are scared. And people do stupid, ugly things when they’re scared.” She leaned close. “But they’re counting on their power and our fear.”
― The Women
― The Women
“The world changes for men, Frances. For women, it stays pretty much the same.”
― The Women
― The Women
“The women had a story to tell, even if the world wasn’t quite yet ready to hear it, and their story began with three simple words. We were there.”
― The Women
― The Women
Beth’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Beth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
363 books
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15 friends
1,372 books
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16 friends
220 books
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13 friends
981 books
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71 friends
326 books
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40 friends
537 books
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100 friends
767 books
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48 friends
150 books
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89 friends
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