“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”
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“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
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“Really, the fundamental, ultimate mystery -- the only thing you need to know to understand the deepest metaphysical secrets -- is this: that for every outside there is an inside and for every inside there is an outside, and although they are different, they go together.”
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“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”
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Emily’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Emily’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Chick-lit, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, and Young-adult
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