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Kate is Currently Reading

Kate is currently reading

The Dovekeepers

by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 13, 2025 09:04AM

Kate’s Quotes

“It takes a long time to turn into what you're supposed to be.”
― Hope Jahren, Lab Girl

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“He taught me that there is no shame in breaking something, only in not being able to fix it.”
― Hope Jahren, Lab Girl

tags: fathers, fathers-and-daughters, fix, scientists

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“A book is as dangerous as any journey you might take. The person who closes the back cover may not be the same one that opened the front one. Treat them with respect.”
― Mark Lawrence, Red Sister

tags: book, journey

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“America says it loves science, but it sure as hell doesn't want to pay for it.”
― Hope Jahren, Lab Girl

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“There's never been a true war that wasn't fought between two sets of people who were certain they were in the right. The really dangerous people believe they are doing whatever they are doing solely and only because it is without question the right thing to do. And that is what makes them dangerous.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

tags: danger, righteousness, war

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