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“You can’t assume everything’s okay inside the house just because the paint isn’t peeling and the yard is neatly mowed.”
― When I'm Gone
― When I'm Gone
“In general, I find that when you are doing something you are not supposed to be doing, the best course of action is to act as if you are absolutely supposed to be doing it.”
― Maybe in Another Life
― Maybe in Another Life
“Accepting death doesn’t mean that you won’t be devastated when someone you love dies. It means you will be able to focus on your grief, unburdened by bigger existential questions like “Why do people die?” and “Why is this happening to me?” Death isn’t happening to you. Death is happening to us all.”
― Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
― Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
“I think that what influences us in literature comes less from what we love and more from what we happen to pick up in moments when we are especially open.”
― The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life
― The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life
“If we do something over and over, it becomes normal. If we see the same thing over and over, it becomes normal. If only boys are made class monitor, then at some point we will all think, even if unconsciously, that the class monitor has to be a boy. If we keep seeing only men as heads of corporations, it starts to seem “natural” that only men should be heads of corporations.”
― We Should All Be Feminists
― We Should All Be Feminists
Beth’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Beth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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66 friends
905 books
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148 friends
389 books
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199 friends
201 books
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30 friends
745 books
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92 friends
291 books
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71 friends
966 books
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27 friends
1 book
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48 friends
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