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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
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“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.”
― Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life
― Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life
Karen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Karen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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227 friends
943 books
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125 friends
1,016 books
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89 friends
300 books
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35 friends
1,720 books
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112 friends
1,942 books
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185 friends
3,093 books
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164 friends
262 books
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164 friends
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