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We know that the Roman playwright Terence observed, “I am human, therefore nothing human is alien to me.”
“If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.”
― Rebecca
― Rebecca
“How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?”
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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
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“The truth is that no matter how long and hard you try—you cannot struggle your way out of a straitjacket that does not exist. But pretending it exists, for whatever the reason, really does leave you in a severely restricted posture.”
― Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race
― Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race
“A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.”
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Frances’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Frances’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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