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“The mothers should know the correct sequence of embraces, kisses, and kind words to nurse their doll back to health. The love that awakens the spirit and heals an aching body.”
― The School for Good Mothers
― The School for Good Mothers
“Maybe people should have to work up to children, from plants to pets to babies. Maybe they should all be given a five-year-old, then four, then three, then two, then one, and if the child is still alive at year's end, then they can have a baby. Why did they have to begin with a baby?”
― The School for Good Mothers
― The School for Good Mothers
“They’re angriest about the phone privileges. The rumors that the fathers’ evaluations are easier. The rumors that the technical department handles all changes of blue liquid.”
― The School for Good Mothers
― The School for Good Mothers
“the real world was full of magic, so magical worlds could easily be real.”
― Haroun and the Sea of Stories
― Haroun and the Sea of Stories
“By staying calm, they’re showing their child that a mother can handle anything. A mother is always patient. A mother is always kind. A mother is always giving. A mother never falls apart. A mother is the buffer between her child and the cruel world. Absorb it, the instructors say. Take it. Take it.”
― The School for Good Mothers
― The School for Good Mothers
Jess’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jess’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
277 books
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5 friends
85 books
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1 friend
124 books
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24 friends
380 books
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67 friends
98 books
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9 friends
234 books
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2 friends
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