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read in August 2023
“A voice in my head, echoing softly: America hates angry women. The Lord hates angry women. You hate angry women. Do not be an angry woman.”
― Yesteryear
― Yesteryear
“The way some women so willingly compromised every ounce of themselves in the name of building a life for themselves that they didn’t enjoy.”
― Yesteryear
― Yesteryear
“Nothing hurts as bad as hope being met with reality.”
― Half His Age
― Half His Age
“Nothing cut deeper than loss, but finding what you lost hurt too. You couldn’t hold it without grieving for all the years your arms were empty.”
― The Elsewhere Express
― The Elsewhere Express
“Maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m the problem. My mom called me hard to love when I was seven and the phrase always stuck with me even though she swore she didn’t mean it twenty minutes later”
― Half His Age
― Half His Age
Shirley’s 2025 Year in Books
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