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Colleen is Currently Reading

Colleen is currently reading

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

bookshelves: _tba, gender-feminism, currently-reading

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The Spear Cuts Through Water

by Simon Jimenez (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy, confab-rec

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Colleen’s Quotes

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

tags: 1970, inspirational, stories, writing

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“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

tags: disappointment, loneliness, loner, solitude

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“When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.”
― Anita Diamant, The Boston Girl

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“We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly.”
― Margaret Atwood

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“Disenchantment is the blessing of becoming yourself.”
― Rebecca Solnit, The Faraway Nearby

tags: fairy-tales, storytelling

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