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"Back to reading this. The goal is by end of summer. Have to take it in small chunks." — Apr 04, 2024 02:00PM
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"Interesting tidbit from this chapter is the map being oriented south at the top." — Feb 12, 2024 06:07PM
"Interesting tidbit from this chapter is the map being oriented south at the top." — Feb 12, 2024 06:07PM
“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.”
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“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.”
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“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“How she loved us all, no matter who we were, no matter what we did, her whole band of misfits. I am so proud of you, she would say.”
― Tomboy Survival Guide
― Tomboy Survival Guide
“I happened to look at Imogene and I almost dropped by hymn book on a baby angel.
Everyone had been waiting all this time for the Herdmans to do something absolutely unexpected. And sure enough, that was what happened.
Imogene Herdman was crying.
In the candlelight her face was all shiny with tears and she didn't even bother to wipe them away. She just sat there-awful old Imogene-in her crookedy veil, crying and crying and crying.
Well. It was the best Christmas pageant we ever had.”
― The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Everyone had been waiting all this time for the Herdmans to do something absolutely unexpected. And sure enough, that was what happened.
Imogene Herdman was crying.
In the candlelight her face was all shiny with tears and she didn't even bother to wipe them away. She just sat there-awful old Imogene-in her crookedy veil, crying and crying and crying.
Well. It was the best Christmas pageant we ever had.”
― The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
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