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She wants to tell him that sometimes sunshine can be cruel. That cloudy days are a reprieve, and the problem with LA, and maybe even the whole Southwest, is that inevitably the light breaks through, makes the day the same as all others,
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“It only takes one letter of the alphabet to change reason to treason.”
― The Gift of Rain
― The Gift of Rain
“A deep fear, so constant now in my life, was like a growth in me. When did I let it enter, steal silently in, and latch on to me? There were days I could hardly breathe, as though my blood, coagulated by fear, could not flow.”
― The Gift of Rain
― The Gift of Rain
“It was a hot summer’s day, the carp ponds so still the dragonflies seemed mesmerized by their own reflections on the water.”
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“Peter has a lot of faults — we all do — but love makes you overlook them, and try to see what is good. I couldn’t have done that before — at the first sign of weakness I dropped the men I thought I loved. It’s different now.”
― The Gift of Rain
― The Gift of Rain
“Our presence in the White House had been celebrated by millions of Americans, but it also contributed to a reactionary sense of fear and resentment among others. The hatred was old and deep and as dangerous as ever.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
Sheryl’s 2025 Year in Books
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