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Perfection: that was the goal, and perhaps the Shakers had lived it so strongly it had seeped into the soil itself, feeding those who grew up there with a propensity to overachieve and a deep intolerance for flaws.
“That’s exactly the problem! People don’t want to open their eyes and see the Truth because the illusion suits them. As long as they’re fed whatever lies they want to hear they’re happy, because the Truth means nothing to them.”
― Behold the Dreamers
― Behold the Dreamers
“He had taught her to love reading, one of the greatest gifts a parent could give a child, and in doing so, he had opened the world to her.”
― The Book of Lost Names
― The Book of Lost Names
“It annoys me that someone I’ve already decided I don’t like has just given me something useful to think about.”
― The River Is Waiting
― The River Is Waiting
“We are the unwitting carriers of our parents’ secrets, the ripples made by stones we never saw thrown.”
― The Scent Keeper
― The Scent Keeper
“By living well, by observing as you live, by reading well and observing as you read, you have fed Your Most Original Self.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
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Janel’s 2025 Year in Books
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