Gabby Risley
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“It seemed both proper and at the same time deeply unfair that so much of life was left to chance.”
― Small Things Like These
― Small Things Like These
“he found himself asking was there any point in being alive without helping one another?”
― Small Things Like These
― Small Things Like These
“Every creative act involves a leap into the void. The leap has to occur at the right moment and yet the time for the leap is never prescribed. In the midst of a leap, there are no guarantees. To leap can often cause acute embarrassment. Embarrassment is a partner in the creative act—a key collaborator.”
― A Director Prepares
― A Director Prepares
“What science does is what I would like more literature to do too: show us that we are living in an exquisitely complicated world that is not all about us. It does not belong to us alone. It never has done.”
― Vesper Flights
― Vesper Flights
Gabby’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gabby’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Art, Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Memoir, Poetry, Romance, Science, and Spirituality
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