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“And it was only in that moment, as I felt my father’s arms holding me upright and his strength keeping me steady, that I knew his love was strong enough to protect me from an ocean.”
― Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body
― Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body
“He repeated the story he liked to tell us. The one with the small boy who was trying to lift a rock in his garden, and the boy’s dad was watching him heave and sweat and struggle, but get nowhere. Eventually the dad asks, ‘Why don’t you use all of your strength?’ And the boy says, ‘I am, Daddy. I am using all of my strength.’ And his dad says, ‘No you’re not. You haven’t asked me for help.”
― The Shock of the Fall
― The Shock of the Fall
“And it was then that I realized that families might be the ones who pick us up time and again but strangers can also rescue us—even if they don’t know they’re doing so.”
― Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body
― Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body
“DON’T GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT,” he said. “WE’RE PALS, AREN’T WE? WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR? I’LL NEVER LEAVE YOU.”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
“Many people object to “wasting money in space” yet have no idea how much is actually spent on space exploration. The CSA’s budget, for instance, is less than the amount Canadians spend on Halloween candy every year, and most of it goes toward things like developing telecommunications satellites and radar systems to provide data for weather and air quality forecasts, environmental monitoring and climate change studies. Similarly, NASA’s budget is not spent in space but right here on Earth, where it’s invested in American businesses and universities, and where it also pays dividends, creating new jobs, new technologies and even whole new industries.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
Shane’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shane’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Biography, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Psychology, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Sports, and Thriller
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