‘The thing about books,’ she said, ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of.’
“It was strange, Andrew thought, how when something moved in the dark, everyone’s first instinct was to go inside and hide under the covers. As if monsters couldn’t open doors and crawl into bed with you.”
― Don't Let The Forest In
― Don't Let The Forest In
“It’s futile to ask why. Instead ask yourself, ‘What did I learn from this?’” What have I learned from all of it? There is absolutely no way whatsoever to get through this life without scars.”
― Finding Me
― Finding Me
“Abuse elicits so many memories of trauma that embed themselves into behavior that is hard to shake. It could be something that happened forty years ago, but it remains alive, present.”
― Finding Me
― Finding Me
“Yo history is yours, and can’t nobody take that from you.”
― Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert
― Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert
Renee’s 2025 Year in Books
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