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Just then, my mother’s words echoed in my head: stretch your legs only as far as your bed. I was getting too far ahead of myself.
“If the police didn’t help ordinary people like you and me, if the police watched them die, doesn’t that mean, I wrote on Facebook, that the government is also a terrorist?”
― A Burning
― A Burning
“The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother’s life—without flinching or whining—the stronger the daughter. —Anita Diamant, The Red Tent”
― The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go
― The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go
“Music is a door, and the soul escapes through the melody. Even if it’s only for a few minutes. And everyone who listens is freed. Everyone who listens is elevated.”
― From Sand and Ash
― From Sand and Ash
“But the mind must have the story and, missing the truth, will piece together a fiction from ragged scraps.”
― The Midwife's Revolt
― The Midwife's Revolt
“her mind was still picking away like a hen at a patch of plain dirt.”
― The House by the Lake
― The House by the Lake
Melissa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
236 books
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56 friends
359 books
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31 friends
175 books
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60 friends
0 books
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10 friends
103 books
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45 friends
177 books
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22 friends
6 books
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49 friends
613 books
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10 friends
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