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It’s not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.
“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.”
― A Grief Observed
― A Grief Observed
“...the more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.”
― Sense and Sensibility
― Sense and Sensibility
“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.”
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“So, if you are too tired to speak, sit next to me for I, too, am fluent in silence.”
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“When I talk about unrequited love, most of you probably think about romantic love, but there are many other kinds of love that are not adequately returned, if they are returned at all. An angry adolescent may not love her mother back as her mother loves her; an abusive father doesn't return the innocent open love of his young child. But grief is the ultimate unrequieted love. However hard and however long we love someone who has died, they can never love us back. At least that is how it feels...”
― Sister
― Sister
Jen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
689 books
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115 friends
182 books
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62 friends
69 books
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9 friends
64 books
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96 friends
113 books
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27 friends
10 books
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50 friends
35 books
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34 friends
164 books
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16 friends
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Favorite Genres
Crime, Fiction, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Self help, Suspense, and Thriller
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