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“Break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole.”
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“Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night or waiting perhaps for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil or a better break or a string of pearls or a pair of pants or a wig with curls or another chance. Everyone is just waiting.”
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“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly.”
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“Learning to sing one's own songs, to trust the particular cadences of own's voices, is also the goal of any writer.”
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“And also don’t forget, the reason opportunity is often missed is that it usually comes disguised as hard work.”
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Melanie’s 2025 Year in Books
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