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I think of fourteen-year-old Maria Theresa Beneventi, fresh off her first abortion, with no roof over her head, masturbating the owner of an industrial bakery so that she could keep her job and have somewhere safe to sleep. Yes, folks—those
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Each generation has its own horrors, but this observation by Gilbert stopped me in my reading to contemplate how far we haven’t traveled.
“The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. ”
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“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”
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“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
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“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”
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“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
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Sherree’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Sherree’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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353 books
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838 books
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751 books
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2,886 books
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