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Maybe motherhood wasn’t always being the person your child leaned on, but finding the person they needed when you weren’t enough.
“We are not quite novels.
We are not quite short stories.
In the end, we are collected works.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
We are not quite short stories.
In the end, we are collected works.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“When people pity you, it's like they don't realize that the exact same thing is coming for them. And then I feel embarrassed and uncomfortable and have to pity them, because, like, do you not realize that it's always someone's turn? You haven't noticed everyone gets a few blows that seem so big you can't survive them?”
― A Million Junes
― A Million Junes
“Sometimes books don't find us until the right time.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“Teachers assign it, and parents are happy because their kids are reading something of 'quality.' But it's forcing kids to read books like that that make them think they hate reading.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“Nothing sounds better tonight than living my small life well.”
― A Million Junes
― A Million Junes
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