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When you try to hide parts of yourself, when you show only the parts that you think others will approve of, you are seeking validation outside of yourself. While it is human nature to want to belong, hiding yourself comes from a place of
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“Someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to.”
― The Road to Tender Hearts
― The Road to Tender Hearts
“When you try to hide parts of yourself”
― LEAD with LOVE: A Journey of Faith in Parenting Teens
― LEAD with LOVE: A Journey of Faith in Parenting Teens
“To be loved by prickly Sophie was to truly be loved.”
― How to Read a Book
― How to Read a Book
“I am on cocaine. Of course I’m awake.”
― The Wilderness
― The Wilderness
“When we gather to talk about books”
― How to Read a Book
― How to Read a Book
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
Classics Without All the Class
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You don’t have to be an English or Literature Major to enjoy great books! We want people to read for the fun of it and not worry about feeling they ne ...more
Young Adult Fiction for Adults
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Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice idea ...more
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