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“A lot of the reason we look to friends is because they’re a source of meaning. If you’re getting meaning in other ways, it’s easy to let your friendships wither. That’s one reason success can be isolating.”
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
“There is grandeur in this view of life.
....if you can’t see, shame on you.”
― Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
....if you can’t see, shame on you.”
― Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
“You will always struggle with not feeling productive until you accept that your own joy can be something you produce. It is not the only thing you will make, nor should it be, but it is something valuable and beautiful.”
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
“Sadness and joy aren't opposites of each other. They are each the opposite of indifference.”
― We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
― We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
“When I give up the fish, I get, at long last, that thing I had been searching for: a mantra, a trick, a prescription for hope. I get the promise that there are good things in store. Not because I deserve them. Not because I worked for them. But because they are as much a part of Chaos as destruction and loss. Life, the flip side of death. Growth, of rot.”
― Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
― Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Emilie’s 2025 Year in Books
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Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Classics, Comics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Travel, and Young-adult
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