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“And will I tell you that these three lived happily ever after? I will not, for no one ever does. But there was happiness. And they did live.”
― The Dark Tower
― The Dark Tower
“In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.”
― The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
― The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
“When you hold a grudge, you want someone else’s sorrow to reflect your level of hurt but the two rarely meet.”
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
“It's not all bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing—they are not all bad. Those devils have been my angels. Without them I would never have disappeared into language, literature, the mind, laughter and all the mad intensities that made and unmade me.”
― Moab Is My Washpot
― Moab Is My Washpot
“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.”
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Shaina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shaina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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30 friends
167 books
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5 friends
299 books
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3 friends
146 books
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3 friends
564 books
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52 friends
23 books
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32 friends
44 books
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61 friends
52 books
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2,636 friends
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