“There was sadness, and there was despair, and there was pain—but there was also laughter, and joy, and relief. There was never grief without love or love without grief, and I chose to think that my aunt lived because of them. Because of all the light and love and joy that she found in the shadows of everything that plagued her. She lived because she loved, and she lived because she was loved, and what a lovely lifetime she gave us.”
― The Seven Year Slip
― The Seven Year Slip
“At ten years old he realized that people were born whole, and that the bad things peeled layers from the person you once were, thinning compassion and empathy and the ability to construct a future. At thirteen he knew those layers could sometimes be rebuilt when people loved you. When you loved.”
― All the Colors of the Dark
― All the Colors of the Dark
“We're all just wandering through the tundra of our existence, assigning value to worthlessness, when all that we love and hate, all we believe in and fight for and kill for and die for is as meaningless as images projected onto Plexiglass.”
― Dark Matter
― Dark Matter
“People get hung up on happiness and joy, but fun will take you at least as far and it's generally cheaper to obtain.”
― What Moves the Dead
― What Moves the Dead
“When it comes to marriage, love is merely a visitor over a lifetime. Respect and kindness, they are the true foundations.”
― All the Colors of the Dark
― All the Colors of the Dark
Haley’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Haley’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Classics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Psychology, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller
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