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“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.”
― All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts On Common Things
― All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts On Common Things
“At the temple there is a poem called "Loss" carved into the stone. It has three words, but the poet has scratched them out. You cannot read loss, only feel it.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
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“Those that hate goodness are sometimes nearer than those that know nothing at all about it and think they have it.”
― The Great Divorce
― The Great Divorce
“Life is the tragedy,' she said bitterly. 'You know how they categorize Shakespeare's plays, right? If it ends with a wedding, it's a comedy. And if it ends with a funeral, it's a tragedy. So we're all living tragedies, because we all end the same way, and it isn't with a goddamn wedding.”
― The Beginning of Everything
― The Beginning of Everything
Shawn’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shawn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
399 books
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80 friends
770 books
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38 friends
442 books
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126 friends
2,026 books
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273 friends
1,164 books
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335 friends
505 books
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139 friends
1,802 books
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56 friends
370 books
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34 friends
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