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“There is much in this world that hurts us, but if we let pain become our master, we live our lives as slaves.”
― Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded
― Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded
“[Grief] is everything. It is the fabric of selfhood, and beautifully chaotic. It shares mathematical characteristics with many natural forms.”
― Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
― Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
“She was not busy dying, and there is no detritus of care, she was simply busy living, and then she was gone. She”
― Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
― Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
“Oh. That’s because I’ve stopped smiling,” Mathilde said. “For so many years, I never let anyone see me without smiling. I don’t know why I didn’t stop earlier. It’s enormously relaxing.”
― Fates and Furies
― Fates and Furies
“Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral. Pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change.”
― Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
― Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
The Feminist Orchestra Bookclub
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— last activity Mar 11, 2026 05:04AM
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life's too short to read crappy books. this is why readers' advisory exists. feel free to join if you are looking for "a book like____" or "a book tha ...more
Nonfiction November
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**Note** This event is no longer active. Thank you for 10 wonderful years! Please feel free to keep using this page as a resource. Welcome to Nonfict ...more
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In Uncovered, we will be reading books across all genres, leaving no page unturned and no book undiscovered. Join us in our adventures! Each month we ...more
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