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She understands, too, the loneliness of parenting, which is the loneliness of memory – to know that she connects a future unknowable to her parents with a past unknowable to her child.
“An abiding stereotype of creativity is that it turns people crazy. I disagree: Not expressing creativity turns people crazy. (“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you don’t bring forth what is within you, what you don’t bring forth will destroy you.”—Gospel of Thomas.)”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“Whatever you do, try not to dwell too long on your failures. You don’t need to conduct autopsies on your disasters.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“Everyone shines, given the right lighting.”
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.”
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Emma’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Emma’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
4,644 books
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2,939 friends
384 books
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65 friends
755 books
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36 friends
314 books
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10 friends
2,395 books
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97 friends
382 books
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35 friends
131 books
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41 friends
44 books
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10 friends
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