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“The elements of the written word can be purely magical. I read and I write...I inspire and I’m living.”
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“You will walk differently alone, dear, through a thicker atmosphere, forcing your way through the shadows of chairs, through the dripping smoke of the funnels. You will feel your own reflection sliding along the eyes of those who look at you. You are no longer insulated; but I suppose you must touch life in order to spring from it.”
― Tender Is the Night
― Tender Is the Night
“He made no empty promises, nor the craven excuse that his hands were tied by more powerful forces in the world than himself.”
― The Godfather
― The Godfather
“There are two moments worthwhile in writing, the one when you start and the other when you throw it in the waste-paper basket.”
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“Thanksgiving is no time for amateur hour in the kitchen, but we were subjected to this Gong Show on a yearly basis. Aunt Kathy went knee deep in her preparations where others would have surrendered.”
― Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
― Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
Mila’s 2025 Year in Books
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