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“The very act of recall is like trying to photograph the sky. The infinite and ever-shifting colors of memory, its rippling light, cannot really be captured. Show someone who has never seen the sky a picture of the sky and you show them a picture of nothing.
Still I have to try.”
― Self-Portrait with Boy
Still I have to try.”
― Self-Portrait with Boy
“You can’t tell people what to be, I’m afraid,” said Rosie. “You can only love and support who they already are.”
― This Is How It Always Is
― This Is How It Always Is
“Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.”
― Twas the Night Before Christmas
― Twas the Night Before Christmas
“...we often mistake love for fireworks - for drama and dysfunction. But real love is very quiet, very still. It's boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm - and constant.”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“The heads of strong old age are beautiful / Beyond all grace of youth”
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Karen’s 2025 Year in Books
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