“It was the feeling of not wanting to live in the world, even if it was the only place to live.”
― Here I Am
― Here I Am
“Between any two beings there is a unique, uncrossable distance, an unenterable sanctuary. Sometimes it takes the shape of aloneness. Sometimes it takes the shape of love.”
― Here I Am
― Here I Am
“What she called the nastiness of life was the shock she received upon learning that nobody stopped playing checkers just because the pieces included her children.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
“Would it be all right? Would it be all right to go ahead and feel? Go ahead and count on something”
― Beloved
― Beloved
“My sister, Fern. In the whole wide world, my only red poker chip.”
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Isabel’s 2025 Year in Books
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