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“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
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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
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
“Sometimes I open a book that’s so beautiful I have to shut it because it hurts me. I can’t stand it. It’s like, Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! This is going to drive me into my own heart. A day or two days later I’m saying, All right, and I just surrender to it: Do it to me. Go ahead. I want it. I don’t want it. I want it. I don’t want it.”
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The Best Book Club Ever
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The Best Book Club ever is for all members of the club. May you be from the California or Texas branch. This book club is for a bunch of great women ...more
Esa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Esa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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84 friends
1,175 books
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231 books
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3,122 books
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744 books
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302 books
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48 books
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243 books
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70 friends
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