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Yesteryear
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trade must take place for this life to enter the world. As my body slowly halved open like a peach, I realized it was me who was losing my life; me who would vanish from the world to make room for this new child.
“While welfare was typically understood to be a synonym for cash assistance programs such as AFDC, the term’s vagueness260 made it a versatile political tool. For middle- and upper-class voters, particularly white ones, welfare didn’t encompass a program like Social Security. Rather, it came to stand for any government benefit they themselves didn’t receive.”
― The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
― The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
“From a distance”
― Clutch: A Novel
― Clutch: A Novel
“Someone told me once that the mark of a good career is characterized by one’s ability to attain the rare kind of employment that’s meaningful enough to justify the time you spend away from loved ones. What a privilege to have finally gotten the job”
― Yesteryear
― Yesteryear
“Small talk could be a considerate gesture”
― Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
― Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
“Harriet hesitated, then pursed her lips side to side. “Well, fine. Maybe it’s not really advice anyway. It’s more like a tip.” Elizabeth looked back expectantly. “Take a moment for yourself,” Harriet said. “Every day.” “A moment.” “A moment where you are your own priority. Just you. Not your baby, not your work, not your dead Mr. Evans, not your filthy house, not anything. Just you. Elizabeth Zott. Whatever you need, whatever you want, whatever you seek, reconnect with it in that moment.” She gave a sharp tug to her fake pearls. “Then recommit.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
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