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Once Was Lost

by Sara Zarr (Goodreads Author)

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Sep 02, 2011 06:34PM

“Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.”
― Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

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“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

tags: books, power-of-words, reading

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“What a slut time is. She screws everybody.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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“Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism.”
― Brené Brown

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“Tristan's heart pounded in his chest, as if it was not big enough to contain all the joy that it held, and he opened his eyes as he kissed the star. Her sky-blue eyes stared back into his, and in her eyes he could see no parting from her.”
― Neil Gaiman, Stardust

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