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Shelby is Currently Reading

Shelby is currently reading

The Library of Flowers

by L.C. Chu

bookshelves: currently-reading, 36-in-2026, asian, canada, e-copy, library

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Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

by Jackie Lau (Goodreads Author)

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Shelby’s Notes & Highlights

salt. by Nayyirah Waheed

8 highlights

there are feelings. you haven’t felt yet. give them time. they are almost here. – fresh

nejma

by Nayyirah Waheed

4 highlights
Walks in London

by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare

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Shelby’s Quotes

“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say. That way, you'll never have to fear an unanticipated blow.”
― Paulo Coelho The Alchemist

tags: the-alchemist

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“Where your treasure is, there also will be your heart.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

tags: paulo-coelho, the-alchemist

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“For first-time vagabonders, this can be one of the hardest travel lessons to grasp, since it will seem that there are so many amazing sights and experiences to squeeze in. You must keep in mind, however, that the whole point of long-term travel is having the time to move deliberately through the world. Vagabonding is about not merely reallotting a portion of your life for travel but rediscovering the entire concept of time. At home, you’re conditioned to get to the point and get things done, to favor goals and efficiency over moment-by-moment distinction. On the road, you learn to improvise your days, take a second look at everything you see, and not obsess over your schedule.”
― Rolf Potts, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

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“Ironically, I believe Picasso was right. I believe we could paint a better world if we learned to see it from all perspectives, as many perspectives as we possibly could. Because diversity is strength. Difference is a teacher. Fear difference, you learn nothing.

Picasso’s mistake was his arrogance. He assumed he could represent all of the perspectives. And our mistake was to invalidate the perspective of a 17-year-old girl because we believed her potential would never equal his.

Hindsight is a gift. Stop wasting my time.

A 17-year-old girl is just never, ever, ever in her prime! Ever. I am in my prime. Would you test your strength out on me?

There is no way anyone would dare test their strength out on me because you all know there is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.”
― Hannah Gadsby

tags: art-history, feminism, picasso, rape-culture, rebuild, sexism, strength

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