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“Do your thing and don't care if they like it.”
― Bossypants
― Bossypants
“It's difficult to see the glass ceiling because it's made of glass. Virtually invisible. What we need is for more birds to fly above it and shit all over it, so we can see it properly.”
― How to Be a Woman
― How to Be a Woman
“You will be bitter in life, when you compare yourself with others.Run the race of life at your own pace.”
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“If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.”
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“Falling in love was as much about receiving as it was giving, was it? It seemed selfish. It was not, though. It was the opposite. Keeping oneself from being loved was to refuse the ultimate gift.
He had thought himself done with romantic love. He had thought himself an incurable cynic.
He was not, though.
He was only someone whose heart and mind, and very soul, had been battered and bruised. It was still - and always - safe to give since there was a certain deal of control to be exerted over giving. Taking, or allowing oneself to receive, was an altogether more risky business.
For receiving meant opening up the heart again.
Perhaps to rejection.
Or disillusionment.
Or pain.
Or even heart break.
It was all terribly risky.
And all terribly necessary.
And of course, there was the whole issue of trust...”
― At Last Comes Love
He had thought himself done with romantic love. He had thought himself an incurable cynic.
He was not, though.
He was only someone whose heart and mind, and very soul, had been battered and bruised. It was still - and always - safe to give since there was a certain deal of control to be exerted over giving. Taking, or allowing oneself to receive, was an altogether more risky business.
For receiving meant opening up the heart again.
Perhaps to rejection.
Or disillusionment.
Or pain.
Or even heart break.
It was all terribly risky.
And all terribly necessary.
And of course, there was the whole issue of trust...”
― At Last Comes Love
Alison’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alison’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
335 books
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36 friends
194 books
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139 friends
397 books
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16 friends
7 books
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41 friends
222 books
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47 friends
0 books
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54 friends
100 books
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117 friends
0 books
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129 friends
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