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“To be someone's best friend requires a minimum investment of time. More than that, though, it takes emotional energy. Caring about someone deeply is exhausting.”
― The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
― The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
“Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious it is. It is never stronger than when it is completely unreasonable.”
― The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
― The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
“The heart is the toughest part of the body.
Tenderness is in the hands.”
― The Country Between Us: The Achingly Sensual Political Poetry from a Journalist in El Salvador
Tenderness is in the hands.”
― The Country Between Us: The Achingly Sensual Political Poetry from a Journalist in El Salvador
“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.”
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“Next to music, beer was best.”
― The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
― The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Catherine’s 2025 Year in Books
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