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“Our own individual life history is also shaped that way. In large part, when you factor out fate, what we are is because of what we believe about ourselves. Wherever we are in the world, we mostly live in the small space between our ears.
“Mr. Johnson and his wife had bought Perle Mesta’s old house, the place where the hostess with the mostest threw some of her most lavish parties. The Vice President of the United States had translated its French name, Les Ormes, to The Elms.”
― Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
― Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
“I see where all this success has led me. Now I want to see what it’s kept me from.”
― Tapestry of Fortunes
― Tapestry of Fortunes
“... it occurred to me that we are all unreliable narrators of our own lives, crafting stories about ourselves that omit unsavory truths and highlight our invented identities.”
― The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
― The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
“there are times when you have to hurt badly in order to move. Otherwise, you’ll stay in a place you’ve outgrown.”
― Tapestry of Fortunes
― Tapestry of Fortunes
“Our own individual life history is also shaped that way. In large part, when you factor out fate, what we are is because of what we believe about ourselves. Wherever we are in the world, we mostly live in the small space between our ears.”
― Tapestry of Fortunes
― Tapestry of Fortunes
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Lisa’s 2025 Year in Books
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