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So there they go, Jim running slower to stay with Will, Will running faster to stay with Jim, Jim breaking two windows in a haunted house because Will’s along, Will breaking one window instead of none, because Jim’s watching. God, how we
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“I wouldn't miss Mrs. Flowers, for she had given me her secret word which called forth a djinn who was to serve me all my life: books.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“I'm one of those people who doesn't really know what he thinks until he writes it down.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
“Because that was a parent’s job: to provide shoulders. Shoulders for your children to sit on when they’re little so they can see the world, then stand on when they get older so they can reach the clouds, and sometimes lean against whenever they stumble and feel unsure. They trust us, which is a crushing responsibility, because they haven’t yet realized that we don’t actually know what we’re doing. So the man did what we all do: he pretended he knew.”
― Anxious People
― Anxious People
“crazy”
― The Winners
― The Winners
“Want to know the best thing about teaching? Seeing that moment when a kid discovers his or her gift. There's no feeling on earth like it.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
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Kim’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kim’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Classics, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Mystery, Non-fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Travel
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