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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
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“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend twenty years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly so you have scientists working on the fact that it is. Somebody says you have no art, so you dredge that up. Somebody says you have no kingdoms, so you dredge that up. None of this is necessary. There will always be one more thing.”
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“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
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“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
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“I am filled time and again
with a heart-aching wonder
when I think
of the fire
and frost of memories
of the everlastingness
of love
the solace
of family
and the power
of prayer.”
― Turquoise Silence
with a heart-aching wonder
when I think
of the fire
and frost of memories
of the everlastingness
of love
the solace
of family
and the power
of prayer.”
― Turquoise Silence
Sarah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sarah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,750 books
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226 friends
364 books
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161 friends
577 books
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78 friends
3,723 books
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381 friends
786 books
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119 friends
397 books
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101 friends
524 books
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160 friends
341 books
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16 friends
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Favorite Genres
Classics, Fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry, Psychology, Suspense, and Travel
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