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“Our stories are so fundamental to us that it’s easy to forget that we choose them.”
― Here I Am
― Here I Am
“If you mix the mashed potatoes and sauce, you can't separate them later. It's forever. The smoke comes out of Daddy's cigarette, but it never goes back in. We cannot go back. That's why it's hard to choose. You have to make the right choice. As long as you don't choose, everything remains possible.”
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“And when you’re afraid of someone’s judgment, you can’t connect with them. You’re too preoccupied with the task of impressing them.”
― The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
― The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
“From what I've seen, it isn't so much the act of asking that paralyzes us--it's what lies beneath: the fear of being vulnerable, the fear of rejection, the fear of looking needy or weak. The fear of being seen as a burdensome member of the community instead of a productive one.
It points, fundamentally, to our separation from one another.”
― The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
It points, fundamentally, to our separation from one another.”
― The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
“Sometimes I think I've felt everything I'm ever gonna feel and from here on out I'm not going to feel anything new - just lesser versions of what I've already felt.”
― her
― her
De Boekendoos
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Voor alle mensen die in Nederland of België wonen of de taal spreken en hun lees-ervaringen willen delen met landgenoten in eigen taal.
Our Shared Shelf
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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