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“That is one of the great mistakes people make: assuming that someone who does menial work does not like thinking. Physical labor is great for the mind, as it leaves all kinds of time to consider the world. Other work, like accounting or scribing, demands little of the body—but siphons energy from the mind.
If you wish to become a storyteller, here is a hint: sell your labor, but not your mind. Give me ten hours a day scrubbing a deck, and oh the stories I could imagine. Give me ten hours adding sums, and all you’ll have me imagining at the end is a warm bed and a thought-free evening.”
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
If you wish to become a storyteller, here is a hint: sell your labor, but not your mind. Give me ten hours a day scrubbing a deck, and oh the stories I could imagine. Give me ten hours adding sums, and all you’ll have me imagining at the end is a warm bed and a thought-free evening.”
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
“Even small actions have consequences. And while we can often choose our actions, we rarely get to choose our consequences.”
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
“Beyond that, memories have a way of changing on us. Souring or sweetening over time—like a brew we drink, then recreate later by taste, only getting the ingredients mostly right. You can’t taste a memory without tainting it with who you have become.”
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
Bailey’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bailey’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
182 books
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3 friends
13 books
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1 friend
1,015 books
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9 friends
458 books
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11 friends
329 books
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4 friends
240 books
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9 friends
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