Mercy Ortega

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Atticus Poetry
“We are made of all those who have built and broken us.”
Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

Atticus Poetry
“I worry there is something broken in our generation,
there are too many sad eyes on happy faces.”
Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

Marieke Nijkamp
“We must not deny our fear. We have to remember to be afraid. And we have to go on anyway.”
Marieke Nijkamp, Before I Let Go
tags: fear

Atticus Poetry
“She was afraid of heights
but she was
much more afraid
of never flying.”
Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

Marieke Nijkamp
“But I want my life to have meaning because I give it meaning, not because someone else says that it does. I want my life to mean something because I create. Because I love. Because I make the world a better place.”
Marieke Nijkamp, Before I Let Go

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179584 Our Shared Shelf — 223218 members — last activity Jan 05, 2026 09:53AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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