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Kate’s Notes & Highlights

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

4 highlights

Show me a woman who cries when the trees lose their leaves in autumn and I’ll show you a real asshole.

The Answer Is No

by Fredrik Backman

1 highlight
Possession

by A.S. Byatt

3 highlights

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Kate’s Quotes

“Forgiveness, therefore, is key. I can’t write the book I want to write, but I can and will write the book I am capable of writing.”
― Ann Patchett, This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

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“I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that the last inner freedom cannot be lost. It can be said that they were worthy of their sufferings; the way they bore their suffering was a genuine inner achievement. It is this spiritual freedom—which cannot be taken away—that makes life meaningful and purposeful.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search For Meaning

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“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.’ Pema Chodron”
― Chantal Burns, Instant Motivation: The Surprising Truth Behind What Really Drives Top Performance

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“Forgiveness. The ability to forgive oneself. Stop here for a few breaths and think about this because it is the key to making art, and very possibly the key to finding any semblance of happiness in life.”
― Ann Patchett, This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

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“There are always those perfect times with the people we love, those moments of joy and equality that sustain us later on...These moments are the foundation upon which we build the house that will shelter us into our final years, so that when love calls out, "How far would you go for me?" you can look it in the eye and say truthfully, "Farther than you would ever have thought was possible.”
― Ann Patchett, This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

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