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You can prepare yourself for something, imagine it a hundred different ways, and still find yourself breathless when it actually happens.
“Tante Isabelle says it’s better to be bold than meek. She says if you jump off a cliff at least you’ll fly before you fall.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“Men tell stories. Women get on with it. For us it was a shadow war. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“Wounds heal. Love lasts. We remain.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“I am a mother and mothers don’t have the luxury of falling apart in front of their children, even when they are afraid, even when their children are adults.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
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juana’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at juana’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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871 friends
70 books
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1 friend
124 books
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42 friends
21 books
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1 friend
2 books
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5 friends
35 books
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4 friends
22 books
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3 friends
11 books
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2 friends
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