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“...you can hate a place with all your heart and soul and still be homesick for it.”
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“I contracted a disease which I have never shaken off. The disease was idealism. Because of it, I did the thing in life I wanted to do - Writing.”
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“Americans of faith should try as hard to save the lives of African women as the lives of unborn fetuses.”
― Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
― Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“Forget safety.
Live where you fear to live.
Destroy your reputation.
Be notorious.”
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Live where you fear to live.
Destroy your reputation.
Be notorious.”
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Shelly’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shelly’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
647 books
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47 friends
654 books
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139 friends
627 books
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142 friends
136 books
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95 friends
2,185 books
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200 friends
246 books
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32 friends
120 books
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55 friends
252 books
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145 friends
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