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“Do you understand what I’m telling you? When you’re given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn’t give things, you take things. If you learn one thing from me, it should
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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
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“I was a little excited but mostly blorft. "Blorft" is an adjective I just made up that means 'Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum.' I have been blorft every day for the past seven years.”
― Bossypants
― Bossypants
“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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“People will do anything for those who encourage their dreams, justify their failures, allay their fears, confirm their suspicions, and help them throw rocks at their enemies.”
― The One Sentence Persuasion Course - 27 Words to Make the World Do Your Bidding
― The One Sentence Persuasion Course - 27 Words to Make the World Do Your Bidding
“what i miss most is how you loved me. but what i didn't know was how you loved me had so much to do with the person i was. it was a reflection of everything i gave you. coming back to me. how did i not see that. how. did i sit here soaking in the idea that no one else would love me that way. when it was i that taught you. when it was i that showed you how to fill. the way i needed to be filled. how cruel i was to myself. giving you credit for my warmth simply because you had felt it. thinking it was you who gave me strength. wit. beauty. simply because you recognized it. as if i was already not these things before i met you. as if i did not remain all these things after you left.”
― Milk and honey
― Milk and honey
Roxanne’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Roxanne’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,776 books
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224 friends
584 books
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97 friends
1,598 books
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231 friends
1,029 books
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172 friends
322 books
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1,082 books
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717 friends
203 books
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86 friends
242 books
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168 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Chick-lit, Classics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Romance, Science fiction, Self help, Travel, and Young-adult
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