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“But one of the saddest, most deprecating misuses of power is the withholding of love, affirmation, and delight from other people. Few things keep people in line with our wishes more than an attitude of reserve or aloofness. It is paradoxical that in the power struggle of relationships, the one who loves and encourages the least, gains the most power. This puts people on edge, keeps them guessing, and plays on their need for assurance about their worth.”
― Lord of the Loose Ends: The Secret of Getting Your Life Under Control
― Lord of the Loose Ends: The Secret of Getting Your Life Under Control
“There is no division nor subtraction in the heart-arithmetic of a good mother. There are only addition and multiplication.”
― A Lantern in Her Hand
― A Lantern in Her Hand
“Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart...filled it, too, with melody that would last forever.”
― Song of Years
― Song of Years
“Regardless of the popular literary trend of the times, write the thing which lies close to your heart.”
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“Junior was eleven. The statement is significant. There are a few peevish people in the world who believe that all eleven-year-old boys ought to be hung. Others, less irritable, think that gently chloroforming them would seem more humane. A great many good-natured folks contend that incarceration for a couple of years would prove the best way to dispose of them.”
― Mother Mason
― Mother Mason
Bethany’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bethany’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
395 books
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30 friends
4,212 books
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384 friends
873 books
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42 friends
1,074 books
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213 friends
380 books
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26 friends
175 books
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11 friends
142 books
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29 friends
72 books
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361 friends
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