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To allow yourself to play with another person is no small risk. It means allowing yourself to be open, to be exposed, to be hurt. It is the human equivalent of the dog rolling on its back—I know you won’t hurt me, even though you can. It is
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This is a really cute quote about vulnerability
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.”
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“Two people can sleep in the same bed and still be alone when they close their eyes, if you know what I mean.”
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“A sense of calm envelopes me, a feeling close to rapture. Swimming is one of the best things in my life. It has never solved any problems, but it has done no harm, and nothing has ever ruined it for me. Swimming.”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
“If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
“People ask me what my greatest strengths are and I say perspective. The best way to get that is to meet people that are polar opposites; you learn the most from them. There are pieces of you that are inherently yours, but everything else is a collection of the things you’ve seen and the people you’ve met.”
― Fresh Off the Boat
― Fresh Off the Boat
Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books
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639 books
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503 books
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1,677 books
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153 books
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38 friends
384 books
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88 friends
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