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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“black women breathe flowers, too.
just because
we are taught to grow them in the lining of our quiet (our grandmothers secret)
does nor mean
we do not swelter with wild tenderness.
we soft swim.
we petal.
we scent limbs.
love.
we just have been too long a garden for sharp and deadly teeth.
so we
have
grown
ourselfves
into
greenhouses.”
― Salt
just because
we are taught to grow them in the lining of our quiet (our grandmothers secret)
does nor mean
we do not swelter with wild tenderness.
we soft swim.
we petal.
we scent limbs.
love.
we just have been too long a garden for sharp and deadly teeth.
so we
have
grown
ourselfves
into
greenhouses.”
― Salt
“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”
―
―
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
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“Choose your leaders
with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward
is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool
is to be led
by the opportunists
who control the fool.
To be led by a thief
is to offer up
your most precious treasures
to be stolen.
To be led by a liar
is to ask
to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant
is to sell yourself
and those you love
into slavery.”
― Parable of the Talents
with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward
is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool
is to be led
by the opportunists
who control the fool.
To be led by a thief
is to offer up
your most precious treasures
to be stolen.
To be led by a liar
is to ask
to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant
is to sell yourself
and those you love
into slavery.”
― Parable of the Talents
Red’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Red’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2 books
|
1 friend
239 books
|
1,833 friends
2 books
|
121 friends
38 books
|
12 friends
0 books
|
38 friends
550 books
|
51 friends
362 books
|
188 friends
1 book
|
69 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Book Club, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-fiction, Politics, Suspense, Thriller, and War
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