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“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”
― The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
― The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
“They say ignorance is bliss.... they're wrong ”
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“That's who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.”
― An Abundance of Katherines
― An Abundance of Katherines
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”
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“Clare, I want to tell you, again, I love you. Our love has been the thread through the labyrinth, the net under the high-wire walker, the only real thing in this strange life of mine that I could ever trust. Tonight I feel that my love for you has more density in this world than I do, myself: as though it could linger on after me and surround you, keep you, hold you.”
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Catharina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Catharina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
4,649 books
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1,238 friends
227 books
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50 friends
4,802 books
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702 friends
567 books
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8,355 friends
611 books
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30 friends
365 books
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276 friends
2,112 books
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4,806 friends
49 books
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287 friends
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