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“Sometimes—there's God—so quickly!”
― A Streetcar Named Desire
― A Streetcar Named Desire
“I take a longer look at the words on her headstone.
Brave, kind, loyal, sweet, loving, graceful, strong, thoughtful, funny, genuine, hopeful, playful, insightful, and on and on…
Was she, though? Was she any of those things? The words make me angry. I can’t look at them any longer.
Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them?”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
Brave, kind, loyal, sweet, loving, graceful, strong, thoughtful, funny, genuine, hopeful, playful, insightful, and on and on…
Was she, though? Was she any of those things? The words make me angry. I can’t look at them any longer.
Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them?”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“A woman who knows what she brings to the table is not afraid to eat alone.”
― Awakening: Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We've Been Told
― Awakening: Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We've Been Told
“I was conditioned to believe any boundary I wanted was a betrayal of her, so I stayed silent. Cooperative.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.”
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
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Becky’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Becky’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Biography, Business, Chick-lit, Children's, Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Self help, Spirituality, Travel, Young-adult, new-age, womens-studies, mental-health, realistic-fiction, mental-illness, and feminism
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