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Natalie is Currently Reading

Natalie is currently reading

Last Tango in Cyberspace

by Steven Kotler (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: 2026, currently-reading

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"funny" — Mar 28, 2026 07:51PM

Mar 21, 2026 11:50AM

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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: writing, currently-reading

Reading for the 2nd time

read in October 2022

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Natalie said: " 4.5
Anne Lamott is a true character. She puts all of herself into her writing here. I bought this book online, used, and it came incredibly water damaged, aged, and I was pretty allergic to it (very dusty) so it's a testament to how well written it is ...more "

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— Mar 23, 2026 10:33AM

Mar 11, 2026 09:22AM · see review

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Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN

by Tara Brach (Goodreads Author)

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— Apr 23, 2025 10:42AM

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Natalie’s Quotes

“A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff.”
― George Carlin

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“The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

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“For me, literacy means freedom. For the individual and for society.”
― LeVar Burton

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“All of us are put in boxes…Some people have the courage to break free.”
― Geena Rocero

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“We understand the lights. We understand the lights above the Arby’s. We understand so much. But the sky behind those lights, mostly void, partially stars, that sky reminds us: We don’t understand even more.”
― Joseph Fink, Mostly Void, Partially Stars

tags: night-vale

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