“Consider that you radiate. At all times. Consider that what you’re feeling right now is rippling outward into a field of is-ness that anyone can dip their oar into. You are felt. You are heard. You are seen. If you were not here, the world would be different. Because of your presence, the universe is expanding.”
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“I’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue. Rather, I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live - if I’m able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of love.”
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“You cannot, you cannot use someone else's fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.”
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“Let us be certain of who we want to be. Let us choose for ourselves our path in life, and let us try to strew that path with flowers.”
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“It is this way with wonder: it takes a bit of patience, and it takes putting yourself in the right place at the right time. It requires that we be curious enough to forgo our small distractions in order to find the world.”
― World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
― World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Zoe’s 2025 Year in Books
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Adult Fiction, African American, Art, Children's, Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Poetry, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, fairies, retellings, young-adult-fantasy, fairy-tales, high-fantasy, magic, adventure, survival, space, urban-fantasy, supernatural, mythology, epic-fantasy, ghosts, dark-fantasy, low-fantasy, weird-fiction, heroic-fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, unicorns, fantasy-romance, new-weird, arthurian, elves, magical-realism, cozy-mystery, witches, time-travel, books-about-books, adult, science-fiction-fantasy, humor, speculative-fiction, utopia, dystopia, post-apocalyptic, Romantasy, fae, young-adult-science-fiction, young-adult-paranormal, realistic-young-adult, historical, medieval, novels, folk-tales, coming-of-age, banned-books, challenged-books, realistic-fiction, gothic, epic, short-stories, slice-of-life, flash-fiction, indigenous, african-american-literature, social-issues, sociology, anthropology, folklore, fairy-tale-retellings, environment, social-justice, mystery-thriller, dragons, and lgbt
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