Elizabeth
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In Greek mythology, Iris is the goddess of rainbows: the human personification of the spectrum, who uses the symbol of the rainbow to link the gods to humanity, sky to earth.
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“The power of just mercy is that it belongs to the undeserving. It’s when mercy is least expected that it’s most potent—strong enough to break the cycle of victimization and victimhood, retribution and suffering. It has the power to heal the psychic harm and injuries that lead to aggression and violence, abuse of power, mass incarceration.”
― Just Mercy
― Just Mercy
“For without a measure of arrogance, how can one attempt the impossible?”
― The Wrath and the Dawn
― The Wrath and the Dawn
“First frost meant letting go, so it was always reason to celebrate.”
― First Frost
― First Frost
“I quickly turned my thoughts away from my mother’s overbearing prudence before I might accidentally see reason in it.”
― Jackaby
― Jackaby
“The neighborhood homeowners always knew when she ran by, because they suddenly felt the desire to organize their sock drawers and finally replace those burned out light-bulbs they'd been meaning to.”
― First Frost
― First Frost
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Elizabeth’s 2025 Year in Books
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