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“There's no easy way to do this.
So do it right:
weep, laugh, watch, pray, love,
live, give thanks and praise;
comfort, mend, honor,
and remember.”
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So do it right:
weep, laugh, watch, pray, love,
live, give thanks and praise;
comfort, mend, honor,
and remember.”
―
“Whatever’s there to feel, feel it – the riddance, the relief, the fright and freedom, the fear of forgetting, the dull ache of your own mortality. Get with someone you can trust with tears, with anger, and wonderment and utter silence. Get that part done – the sooner the better. The only way around these things is through them.”
― The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
― The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
“The flush toilet, more than any single invention, has 'civilized' us in a way that religion and law could never accomplish.”
― The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
― The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
“Grief is the tax we pay on our attachments...”
― Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality
― Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality
“The advance of our technology is coincidental with the loss of our appetite for ethical questions that ought to attend the implications of these new powers. . . In the name of diversity, any idea is regarded as worthy as any other; any nonsense is entitled to a forum, a full hearing, and equal time.”
― The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
― The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
Nancetta’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Nancetta’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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38 friends
39 books
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26 friends
1 book
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85 books
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128 friends
24 books
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135 friends
62 books
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24 friends
1 book
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