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Joan Westgate is currently reading

I Know an Old Lady

by Margaret Standafer (Goodreads Author)

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Apr 15, 2026 07:04PM

Joan’s Quotes

“The dark, ironically, makes many things far too clear.”
― Yara Zgheib, The Girls at 17 Swann Street

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“Yesterday has already left, It wants to sail on, Let it go...”
― Prem Rawat

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“We must reject the lie of materialism. Your STUFF, does not dictate Your STATURE.”
― Jayce O'Neal

tags: christian-life, counter-culture, materialism

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“There is no tragedy to suffering. It is, just as happiness is. To be present for both, that is life.”
― Yara Zgheib

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“Life isn't about having. Life is about loving... loving people; loving life.”
― Lorraine Cobcroft

tags: having, life, love

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