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“We tend to bottle our feelings and then come to a breaking point. And then the fabric of community tears more.”
― The Paris Library
― The Paris Library
“Many people today would rather cut off relatives and friends completely than express how they actually feel.”
― The Paris Library
― The Paris Library
“could not be forthright when Margaret hurt her feelings, Margaret never knew of Odile’s resentment, and Margaret herself never had the opportunity to change how she thought and spoke. This situation in the book is very specific, but speaks to a general trend. These conversations, where we must tell people when we are uncomfortable or upset, are challenging. Many people today would rather cut off relatives and friends completely than express how they actually feel. We tend to bottle our feelings and then come to a breaking point. And then the fabric of community tears more. I hope this book will help us mend it.”
― The Paris Library
― The Paris Library
“These conversations, where we must tell people when we are uncomfortable or upset, are challenging.”
― The Paris Library
― The Paris Library
“Because Odile could not be forthright when Margaret hurt her feelings, Margaret never knew of Odile’s resentment, and Margaret herself never had the opportunity to change how she thought and spoke. This situation in the book is very specific, but speaks to a general trend. These conversations, where we must tell people when we are uncomfortable or upset, are challenging. Many people today would rather cut off relatives and friends completely than express how they actually feel. We tend to bottle our feelings and then come to a breaking point. And then the fabric of community tears more. I hope this book will help us mend it.”
― The Paris Library
― The Paris Library
Lorraine’s 2025 Year in Books
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