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“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”
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“All this talking, this rather liquid confessing, was something I didn't think I could ever bring myself to do. It seemed foolhardy to me, like an uncooked egg deciding to to come out of its shell: there would be a risk of spreading out too far, turning into a formless puddle.”
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“I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.”
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“Guess what?' I said. 'I have a psychic.'
His head tilted questioningly, birdlike.
A sidekick?”
― She’s Come Undone
His head tilted questioningly, birdlike.
A sidekick?”
― She’s Come Undone
“Although I have felt compelled to write things down since I was five years old, I doubt that my daughter ever will, for she is a singularly blessed and accepting child, delighted with life exactly as life presents itself to her, unafraid to go to sleep and unafraid to wake up. Keepers of private notebooks are a different breed altogether, lonely and resistant rearrangers of things, anxious malcontents, children afflicted apparently at birth with some presentiment of loss.”
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Patricia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patricia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
21 books
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73 friends
2 books
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30 friends
1 book
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19 friends
11 books
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5 friends
0 books
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6 friends
2 books
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46 friends
155 books
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18 friends
105 books
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40 friends
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