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Emily Linacre
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“You are not searching for a thing so much as you are searching for an inconsistency of things, or an absence.”
― The Lost Apothecary
― The Lost Apothecary
“Coal, with time and heat and pressure, will always become a diamond. But if you were freezing to death, which would you consider the gem?”
― A Spark of Light
― A Spark of Light
“this was indeed some crazy world, where the waiting period to get an abortion was longer than the waiting period to get a gun.”
― A Spark of Light
― A Spark of Light
“hire those who were curious about what they didn’t know and generous with what they did.”
― Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
― Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
“Black and white” means you’re doing your job with competence and efficiency; “color” means you make people feel great about the job you’re doing for them. Getting the right plate to the right person at the right table is service. But genuinely engaging with the person you’re serving, so you can make an authentic connection—that’s hospitality.”
― Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
― Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
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Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Children's, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Cooking, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Psychology, Romance, Self help, Suspense, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, Women's Fiction, middle-grade, and found-family
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