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I loved this book, devoured it. This was a book Tok recommendation that didn’t disappoint. The fractured family dynamics, even in the midst of war were deeply resonant for me personally. The plot is the lead here, as are the characters which keeps yo ...more "
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I learned so much of American history that has been buried and forgotten in this compelling masterpiece. Wilkerson breathes life and humanity into individual qualitative narratives, uncovering the humanity in our shared history. This should be requir
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think this is the ongoing problem with Baltimore—no matter how many times the city presents itself as something new, there’s always a counternarrative and a chorus of voices that say, “Nah, hon, I knew you when.” As if a city can’t be more
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“There is something powerful in the whispering of obscenities, about those in power. There's something delightful about it, something naughty, secretive, forbidden, thrilling. It's like a spell, of sorts. It deflates them, reduces them to the common denominator where they can be dealt with.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.”
― Common Sense
― Common Sense
“What if you missed hearing the best part of your child’s day because you were on the phone? What if you missed a chance to inhale the sweet scent of your energetic child because you insisted on folding that basket of laundry before bedtime? What if you missed a chance to console your worried spouse because of your mile-long to-do list?”
― Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters!
― Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters!
“If you start thinking that only your biggest and shiniest moments count, you’re setting yourself up to feel like a failure most of the time.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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