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“By overcoming biases - be it through a closer and more honest examination of ourselves, deeper self-knowledge, an understanding of the patterns of thoughts and behaviors we experience, or any other method - we can undo these mental blocks and reignite a passion for honest, genuine, and will-intentioned discourse.”
― I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World
― I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World
“She said that room up there is a remembering room
and when she is up there remembering
all those things fill up the room
and when the room is too full
they fly out the window.”
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and when she is up there remembering
all those things fill up the room
and when the room is too full
they fly out the window.”
―
“Give me time to be myself, know myself, become a little used to happiness. The rest will be up to me.”
― Thornyhold
― Thornyhold
“Dani didn’t recognize the song, but the unmistakable sound of the band that no one had sounded like before or since was in the air.”
― Time Chain: A Time Travel Novel
― Time Chain: A Time Travel Novel
“Most of what we forget is not a failure of character, a symptom of disease, or even a reasonable cause for fear - places most of us tend to go when memory fails us. We feel worried, embarrassed, or plain scared every time we forget something we believe we should remember or would have remembered back when we were younger. We hold onto the assumption that memory will weaken with age, betray us, and eventually leave us.”
― Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
― Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
Orval’s 2024 Year in Books
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