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“Language is fossil poetry. As the limestone of the continent consists of infinite masses of the shells of animalcules, so language is made up of images, or tropes, which now, in their secondary use, have long ceased to remind us of their poetic origin.”
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“What a man is on his knees before God, that he is, and nothing more.”
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“Being traumatized means continuing to organize your life as if the trauma were still going on—unchanged and immutable—as every new encounter or event is contaminated by the past.”
― The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
― The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
“Always be a poet, even in prose.”
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“I thought I was over him! So why did my heart still rip? Why did I still feel this sorrow? I got this strange sensation that God was with me. And he was angry. He was very angry--not at me and not at Jack. God was angry at the pain I was going through. I wondered if that was why God hated sin, because of the destruction it caused. For a moment I felt awe for a God who loved me enough to hate the things that hurt me without hating me for causing them.”
― Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir
― Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir
Henry’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Henry’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
381 books
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10 friends
1,137 books
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391 books
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405 books
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25 friends
1,189 books
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14 friends
133 books
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19 friends
605 books
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32 friends
166 books
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4 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science, Self help, Spirituality, and Young-adult
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