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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“He does not mean that it does not hurt. He does not mean that we are not frightened. Only that: we are here. This is what it means to swim in the tide, to walk the earth and feel it touch your feet. This is what it means to be alive.”
― Circe
― Circe
“Objective judgment, now at this very moment. Unselfish action, now at this very moment. Willing acceptance—now at this very moment—of all external events.”
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
“Parents worry that they are failing if their kids are not prodigies by age eight, or aren’t on the path to dominance in violin, tennis, or math. Most parents don’t actually submit their child to the regimen of a Tiger Woods or a Serena Williams, but way too many parents feel guilty that they’re not doing more.”
― Family Unfriendly: A Critical Examination of Overparenting and Its Consequences
― Family Unfriendly: A Critical Examination of Overparenting and Its Consequences
“But the mothers think in the present; they formulate a plan. They can’t afford to think in the past because the past doesn’t matter anymore—it’s a distraction. A waste of time. They can’t afford to think in the future because the future is too terrifying, too painful—if they let their minds wander there, they may never return. They may break.”
― A Flicker in the Dark
― A Flicker in the Dark
Shelby’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shelby’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
408 books
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124 friends
1,577 books
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166 friends
1,216 books
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117 friends
267 books
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136 friends
173 books
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47 friends
616 books
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91 friends
716 books
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41 friends
186 books
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80 friends
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Favorite Genres
Classics, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry, Psychology, Suspense, and Thriller
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