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“I spent most of my childhood memorizing things by accident. Filing things away. I didn’t know what any of their conversation meant”
― When Women Were Dragons
― When Women Were Dragons
“But it is worth pointing out that the chunk of granite on which it was inscribed weighed close on five tons and was quite certainly put there with the intention”
― The George Orwell Complete Classic Essential Collection 6 Books Box Set
― The George Orwell Complete Classic Essential Collection 6 Books Box Set
“The beautiful thing about science is that we do not know what we cannot know and we will not know until we know. It requires an incredible amount of humility to be willing to be wrong nearly all the time. But we have to be willing to be wrong”
― When Women Were Dragons
― When Women Were Dragons
“I wrote this book to remind some folks that black women in this country have always worked”
― Coleman Hill
― Coleman Hill
“The only time I’ve ever danced around a pole was at a farmers’ party and it was a very different kind of pole dancing. It’s possible I was somewhat drunk. It’s possible I was somewhat topless. It’s possible it was a telegraph pole. It’s possible that I got creosote all over my nipples and they stung for weeks afterwards. But I couldn’t confirm any of that.”
― The World According to Kaleb: Wisdom from the Farm and Beyond
― The World According to Kaleb: Wisdom from the Farm and Beyond
Laura’s 2025 Year in Books
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