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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

by Ken Liu (Goodreads Author)

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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America

by Kiese Laymon (Goodreads Author)

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Dec 30, 2025 05:45PM

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Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

by Michaeleen Doucleff

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“Starling House was no longer just a house. What had begun as stone and mortar had become something more, with ribs for rafters and stone for skin. It has no heart, but it feels; it has no brain, but it dreams.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

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“You’re my home, Hunt. Our love spans across stars and worlds, remember?” She smiled slightly. “I’ll always find you.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow

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“Life’s short enough without us talking ourselves out of hope and trying to dodge every bad feeling. Sometimes you have to push through the discomfort, instead of running.”
― Emily Henry, Funny Story

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“How in the hell in anybody supposed to help you if you won't ask?" Because asking is dangerous, I could tell her. Because to ask is to hope that someone answers, and it hurts so bad when nobody does.”
― Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

tags: hit-too-close-to-home

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“You make the people you care about feel like … He pauses. Like you want all of them. Not just the good parts. And that’s terrifying to someone who’s spent a lifetime avoiding those other pieces of themselves.”
― Emily Henry, Funny Story

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