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“What the younger generation didn't understand was that the grass was greenest where it's watered..”
― The Best of Me
― The Best of Me
“She wasn't, nor ever had been, under the illusion that marriage was a relationship characterized by endless bliss and romance. Throw any two people together, add the inevitable ups and downs, give the mixture a vigorous stir, and a few stormy arguments were inevitable, no matter how the couple loved each other.”
― The Best of Me
― The Best of Me
“Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once too, back when she was eighteen. But she knew that love was messy, just like life. It took turns that people couldn't foresee or even understand, leaving a long trail of regret in its wake. And almost always, those regrets led to the kinds of what if questions that could never be answered.”
― The Best of Me
― The Best of Me
“There's a lot of magic between you too, ain't no denying that. And magic makes forgettin' hard.”
― The Best of Me
― The Best of Me
“Conversations about class are resisted in part because there is a tendency to imagine that one’s class reflects upon one’s character. What is key to America’s understanding of class is the persistent belief—despite all evidence to the contrary—that anyone, with the proper discipline and drive, can move from a lower class to a higher class. We recognize that mobility may be difficult, but the key to our collective self-image is”
― The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
― The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Jacob’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jacob’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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76 friends
130 books
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81 friends
1,654 books
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107 friends
295 books
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55 friends
304 books
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18 friends
1 book
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70 friends
50 books
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53 friends
16 books
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70 friends
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