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“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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“...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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“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
“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
Shelly’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shelly’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,181 books
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200 friends
628 books
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142 friends
120 books
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55 friends
198 books
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145 friends
243 books
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32 friends
638 books
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47 friends
153 books
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228 friends
654 books
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139 friends
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