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“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“Joy is the best makeup.”
― Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith
― Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith
“I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.”
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“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”
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“And I felt like my heart had been so thoroughly and irreparably broken that there could be no real joy again, that at best there might eventually be a little contentment. Everyone wanted me to get help and rejoin life, pick up the pieces and move on, and I tried to, I wanted to, but I just had to lie in the mud with my arms wrapped around myself, eyes closed, grieving, until I didn’t have to anymore.”
― Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
― Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
Susan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Susan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
598 books
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42 friends
406 books
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33 friends
182 books
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275 friends
5 books
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1,015 friends
1 book
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40 friends
1 book
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46 friends
116 books
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31 friends
260 books
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387 friends
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