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Memory is a wicked thing that warps and twists. But paper and ink receive the truth without emotion, and they read it back without partiality. That, I believe, is why so few women are taught to read and write. God only knows what they would
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“As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.”
― As a Man Thinketh
― As a Man Thinketh
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
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“I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”
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“Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was in nostalgia, nor forward to what it might be in dread or anticipation, but living in the present relationship and accepting it as it is now.”
― Gift from the Sea
― Gift from the Sea
“Not a day goes by that I don't still need to remind myself that my life is not just what's handed to me, nor is it my list of obligations, my accomplishments or failures, or what my family is up to, but rather it is what I choose, day in and day out, to make of it all. When I am able simply to be with things as they are, able to accept the day's challenges without judging, reaching, or wishing for something else, I feel as if I am receiving the privilege, coming a step closer to being myself. It's when I get lost in the day's details, or so caught up in worries about what might be, that I miss the beauty of what is.”
― The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir
― The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir
Deborah’s 2025 Year in Books
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602 books
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