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“How we feel is not who we are. We might feel like failures, but as long as we are still trying, we are not failures. We are works in progress.”
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“Women want the fairytale. Not all women, of course, but most women grow up dreaming about the kind of man who would risk everything for them, even knowing they might get hurt.”
― True Believer
― True Believer
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
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“People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other’s personalities. Who wouldn’t? Anybody can love the most wonderful parts of another person. But that’s not the clever trick. The really clever trick is this: Can you accept the flaws? Can you look at your partner’s faults honestly and say, ‘I can work around that. I can make something out of it.’? Because the good stuff is always going to be there, and it’s always going to pretty and sparkly, but the crap underneath can ruin you.”
― Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
― Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
Akea’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Akea’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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73 friends
173 books
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71 friends
83 books
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46 friends
38 books
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14 friends
28 books
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40 friends
48 books
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32 friends
51 books
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42 friends
1 book
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1 friend
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