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Grief is a most peculiar thing; we’re so helpless in the face of it. It’s like a window that will simply open of its own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a little less;
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“So far, this book has been mostly about the divide between black and white Americans, which is necessary for a book about race and racism. As a reminder, “I don’t see color” is not an okay thing to say, because to say we’re all exactly the same is to gloss over a whole history and presence of inequality.”
― Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
― Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
“And white privilege is about the word white, not rich. It’s having advantage built into your life. It’s not saying your life hasn’t been hard; it’s saying your skin color hasn’t contributed to the difficulty in your life.”
― Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
― Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
“A town always looked different once you’d returned, like a house where all the furniture had shifted three inches. You wouldn’t mistake it for a stranger’s house but you’d keep banging your shins on the table corners.”
― The Vanishing Half
― The Vanishing Half
“Grief is a most peculiar thing; we’re so helpless in the face of it. It’s like a window that will simply open of its own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a little less; and one day we wonder what has become of it.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
Montco Ladies Book Club
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— last activity Jul 08, 2024 03:39PM
This book club is for the Montco Ladies Meetup group. We'll use this page to share book ideas and manage reading wish lists. ...more
Bookington Book Club
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— last activity Jan 04, 2026 12:46PM
This is the official group for the Bookinton Book Club!!! Our club was originally started on TikTok, but we also have a Discord, Fable and Facebook. W ...more
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