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The Couple Next Door

by Shari Lapena (Goodreads Author)

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Sep 16, 2026 11:43AM

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Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 01, 2025 07:57PM

“Empathy is a strange and powerful thing. There is no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of “You’re not alone.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

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“Her success exposed both the hypocrisy of her world and the possibility: of one person’s power to help another; of civilization’s ability to break down what it wrongly put up—that is, when blinded to its own constructs.”
― Ilyon Woo, Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

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