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Sumi rejoiced, because when they got punished, they were going to be punished for doing something, not just for being who they were and not who the adults around them wanted them to be. Doing was always better than just being. Doing was a
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“Every decision we make in life, every new relationship, every job, every change, is a free fall. And it’s not the dive that will kill us. It’s the fear of taking the jump that hurts the most. The secret is to believe we are all capable of flight.”
― Still Point
― Still Point
“Life is poetry,” said Mae. “Stop. Watch. Listen. There’s poetry all over. And the thing about poetry? It don’t write itself.”
― Offworld
― Offworld
“Out here stars were perforations revealing the bleached skeleton of the universe through a collection of tiny holes. And surrounded by these silent trees, beside a calming fire, I watched the bones dance. This was our medicine, these bones, and I opened up and took it all in. And dreamed of north.”
― The Marrow Thieves
― The Marrow Thieves
“What if I fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?”
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“That’s how we are—people of reasons and holes. Anything we want, we can justify. We can poke holes in anything inconvenient by asking the right questions. And simultaneously we can patch holes in anything attractive by concocting the right explanations. It comes down to the lies we prefer to believe. The lies that bring us the most comfort. The lies that fulfill our desires and dispatch our fears.”
― Evolution
― Evolution
Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books
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