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The Things We Never Say

by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author)

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Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures

by Mary Ruefle

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Lizzie ’s Quotes

“Everything in the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born.”
― Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star

tags: life-universe-creation

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“Even if one is neither vain nor self-obsessed, it is so extraordinary to be oneself - exactly oneself and no one else - and so unique, that it seems natural that one should also be unique for someone else.”
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Woman Destroyed

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“Caminante, no hay puentes, se hace puentes al andar.

(Voyager, there are no bridges, one builds them as one walks.) ”
― Gloria Anzaldúa

tags: difference, inspirational, spanish, wisdom

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“I love myself when I am laughing. . . and then again when I am looking mean and impressive.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, I Love Myself When I Am Laughing And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean & Impressive

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“You are never stronger...than when you land on the other side of despair.”
― Zadie Smith, White Teeth

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