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We can’t teach them to be brave if all they see from us is that we are scared.
“Those that lack friends to open themselves unto are cannibals of their own hearts. But one thing is most admirable…which is, that this communicating of a man’s self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it redoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in halves. For there is no man that imparteth his joys to his friend, but he joyeth the more; and no man that imparteth his griefs to his friend, but he grieveth the less.” —Francis Bacon, “Of Friendship”
― Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection
― Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection
“I hate when people ask what a book is about. People who read for plot, people who suck out the story like the cream filling in an Oreo, should stick to comic strips and soap operas. . . . Every book worth a damn is about emotions and love and death and pain. It's about words. It's about a man dealing with life. Okay?”
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Black Coffee with White Friends: Cream & Sugar Book Club
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— last activity Aug 23, 2020 07:56PM
Our bookclub will be reading books that (hopefully) do the following: 1. Allow us to release the ideas we hold about those who are not like us. 2. R ...more
Monique’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Monique’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
252 books
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14 friends
1,134 books
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130 friends
875 books
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40 friends
1,087 books
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89 friends
442 books
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193 books
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65 friends
152 books
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55 friends
82 books
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29 friends
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