Patrick Ijima-washburn

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Patrick is Currently Reading

Patrick Ijima-washburn is currently reading

Three Bags Full (Sheep Detective Story, #1)

by Leonie Swann

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Feb 10, 2026 02:14PM

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When the Wolf Comes Home

by Nat Cassidy (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 30, 2026 07:08AM

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The Story of Philosophy

by Will Durant

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Patrick’s Quotes

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

tags: inspirational, motivation

874 likes

“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

tags: wisdom

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“If you are a dreamer come in
If you are a dreamer a wisher a liar
A hoper a pray-er a magic-bean-buyer
If youre a pretender com sit by my fire
For we have some flax golden tales to spin
Come in!
Come in!”
― Shel Silverstein

tags: dreamer, imagination, liar, make-believe, poetry, wisher, wishes

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“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

tags: inspirational

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