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where else would you find darkness but right up against the light? What greater triumph for evil than to ruin a garden?
“It should be held as an eternal truth, that what is morally wrong can never be politically right.”65”
― Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More--Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist
― Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More--Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist
“In so doing, I resisted the descent into what the school counselors called low self-esteem. Self-esteem is the dark, distorted shadow of self-possession. Self-esteem gazes inward and wills the inner eye to like what it sees; self-possession looks inward only long enough to take a measure then looks outward at the world in search of a fitting place—and settles for no less.”
― Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me
― Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me
“It is no coincidence that the term “voice” has come to mean in modern usage much more than just the sound made by the vocal organs, but also the means by which we make our individual selves known, not only to others but to ourselves. For the connection between the self and language is inseparable: it is through language that the self becomes.”
― Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me
― Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me
Rachel’s 2025 Year in Books
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