Catherine Barrett

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Catherine is Currently Reading

Catherine Barrett is currently reading

The Aftermyth (The Aftermyth #1)

by Tracy Wolff

bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy, middle-grade, read-aloud

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Apr 05, 2026 07:10PM

“Some of you were born with talent, some weren't. Some of you are lucky and got everything for free, some of you got nothing. But remember, when you're out on the ice you're all equals. And there's one thing you need to know: desire always beats luck.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

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“She was fifteen and had access to the Internet; she already knew that the world is a cruel place if you’re a girl. Her parents couldn’t imagine that this could happen, but Maya simply hadn’t expected it to happen to her.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

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“Laughs are just like smiles. People use them to express an array of confounding emotions.”
― Nita Prose, The Maid

tags: character, character-quotes, laughter, the-maid

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“This parenthood thing didn’t come with instructions, that’s all I’m saying.
You spit on the napkin.
Then you wipe the child’s face with the napkin. You don’t spit straight onto the child.
My bad.”
― Fredrik Backman, Saker min son behöver veta om världen

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“And so I made the decision to change. It might seem like change was impossible, given my nature and my age, but I understood exactly what there was to lose. It was chemistry all over again. The point wasn’t whether or not I liked it. The point was it had to be done.”
― Ann Patchett, The Dutch House

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