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""...this man worked for the Dalai Lama. And he said--gently--that they believe when a lot of things start going wrong all at once, it is to protect something big and lovely that is trying to get itself born--and that this something needs for you to be distracted so that it can be born as perfectly as possible."" — Nov 12, 2012 04:56PM
""...this man worked for the Dalai Lama. And he said--gently--that they believe when a lot of things start going wrong all at once, it is to protect something big and lovely that is trying to get itself born--and that this something needs for you to be distracted so that it can be born as perfectly as possible."" — Nov 12, 2012 04:56PM
Every day for a month, you sit and try to remember who you are and where you are going. By the last week of this month, your need to know these things weighs upon you. Your prayers become urgent. Then the great horn sounds in earnest one
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“Collage precisely references the spaces in between and refuses to respect the boundaries that usually delineate self from other, art object from museum, and the copy from the original.”
― The Queer Art of Failure
― The Queer Art of Failure
“I am here to do a job that never gets any easier. I’m here to stand up to those who have hurt me. I am here to reclaim my life.”
― Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
― Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
“Magic combines what Western thought has often separated as the physical and the psychological or emotional realms.”
― Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present
― Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present
“Everything happens for a reason.” The only thing worse than saying this is pretending that you know the reason. I’ve had hundreds of people tell me the reason for my cancer. Because of my sin. Because of my unfaithfulness. Because God is fair. Because God is unfair. Because of my aversion to Brussels sprouts. I mean, no one is short of reasons. So if people tell you this, make sure you are there when they go through the cruelest moments of their lives, and start offering your own. When someone is drowning, the only thing worse than failing to throw them a life preserver is handing them a reason.”
― Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
― Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
“Dangerous is the woman who can give herself what she used to seek from others. Limitless is the woman who dares to name herself. The way I see it, shame cannot oppress what acceptance has already claimed for sovereignty.”
― You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
― You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
The Casual Vacancy Book Club
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— last activity Mar 11, 2015 03:53PM
Are you eagerly anticipating the new J.K. Rowling book The Casual Vacancy? If so, this is the group for you! We'll be hosting a week-long read-along, ...more
¡ POETRY !
— 22525 members
— last activity May 04, 2026 06:38PM
No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read ...more
The Feminist Press
— 343 members
— last activity Jan 04, 2019 07:05AM
The Feminist Press is an independent nonprofit literary publisher that promotes freedom of expression and social justice. We aim to publish exciting w ...more
Blamer Book Club
— 185 members
— last activity Oct 15, 2023 07:41AM
The Blamer Book Club has been created by followers of Twisty Faster's blog, I Blame the Patriarchy, in order to discuss all types of books through the ...more
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
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An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
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