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Maxine
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“You are going to break your promise. I understand. And I hold my hands over the ears of my heart, so that I will not hate you.”
― Deathless
― Deathless
“The storm ate up September’s cry of despair, delighted at its mischief, as all storms are.”
― The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
― The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
“The monster tested her, pulling at her soul and rending her spirit. She clung to life, and in the clinging she might have become a monster too, except she chose the path her story would take. She chose white stone walls and a golden crown. She chose to debate words of law, and to never grind her own grain. She chose to fight men every day, and then fight their sons, who thought they knew better than their fathers.<...> If you listen long enough to the whispers, you will hear the truth. Until then, I will tell you this: the world is made safe by a woman.”
― A Thousand Nights
― A Thousand Nights
“She had storms all her life, but she died peacefully.”
― Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
― Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
“Half of me is filled with bursting words and half of me is painfully shy. I crave solitude yet also crave people. I want to pour life and love into everything yet also nurture my self-care and go gently. I want to live within the rush of primal, intuitive decision, yet also wish to sit and contemplate. This is the messiness of life - that we all carry multitudes, so must sit with the shifts. We are complicated creatures, and ultimately, the balance comes from this understanding. Be water. Flowing, flexible and soft. Subtly powerful and open. Wild and serene. Able to accept all changes, yet still led by the pull of steady tides. It is enough.”
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Maxine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maxine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
690 books
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70 friends
1,355 books
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178 friends
1,065 books
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144 friends
1,392 books
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156 friends
408 books
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33 friends
813 books
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175 friends
384 books
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103 friends
1,069 books
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55 friends
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Favorite Genres
Book Club, Children's, Fantasy, Memoir, Mystery, Philosophy, Poetry, Romance, Spirituality, and Young-adult
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