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The more specialized doctors become, the more they know about a body part or organ and the less they tend to understand the human being in whom that part or organ resides.
“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
― Foucault’s Pendulum
― Foucault’s Pendulum
“when your mother is your first heartbreak, no love will ever fill the void of feeling so unloved by her.”
― My Father's Eyes, My Mother's Rage
― My Father's Eyes, My Mother's Rage
“Everything is broken and messed up and completely fine. That is what life is. It’s only the ratios that change. Usually on their own. As soon as you think that’s it, it’s going to be like this forever, they change again.”
― Sorrow and Bliss
― Sorrow and Bliss
“if I had only one wish, it would be
that I am worthy enough for my children.
that despite all my mistakes, they will
always feel loved and safe.
they will look back on me fondly,
my memory will be a source of love and peace.
if I had only one wish, it would be
that my children never have to heal from me.”
― My Father's Eyes, My Mother's Rage
that I am worthy enough for my children.
that despite all my mistakes, they will
always feel loved and safe.
they will look back on me fondly,
my memory will be a source of love and peace.
if I had only one wish, it would be
that my children never have to heal from me.”
― My Father's Eyes, My Mother's Rage
“when I became a mother, I could no longer turn away from the pain. how could my parents do that to me? how could my mother have thought it was okay? how could my father so easily turn away? I would do anything to protect my child from emotional and physical pain. why didn’t my parents feel the same?”
― My Father's Eyes, My Mother's Rage
― My Father's Eyes, My Mother's Rage
Kim’s 2025 Year in Books
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