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Jen, nobody gets to push or pull or tug you anywhere. You get to do what you are able, engage what heals you, speak into only the things that bring you life. No one needs any more than that. You’re still on the gurney, and that’s perfectly
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“You've heard it said that when all else fails, follow instructions. So we breathe, try to slow down and pay attention, try to love and help God's other children, and - hardest of all, at least to me - learn to love our depressing, hilarious, mostly decent selves. We get thirsty people water, read to the very young and old, and listen to the sad. We pick up litter and try to leave the world a slightly better place for our stay here.
Those are the basic instructions, to which I can add only: Amen.”
― Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
Those are the basic instructions, to which I can add only: Amen.”
― Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
“It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― Collected Essays: Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No Name in the Street / The Devil Finds Work / Other Essays
― Collected Essays: Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No Name in the Street / The Devil Finds Work / Other Essays
Mary’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mary’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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1,572 books
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368 books
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447 books
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116 books
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105 books
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134 books
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