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McKenzie
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“In her heart she is a mourner for those who have not survived. In her soul she is a warrior for those who are now as she was then. In her life she is both celebrant and proof of women's capacity and will to survive, to become, to act, to change self and society. And each year she is stronger and there are more of her.”
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“We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else.”
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“Every new encounter provides a new mirror for me to view my own experiences through, and there is a level of selfishness during this period as I hunger to understand more about the girls' lives in order to understand mine. If I could figure out what had happened to them, perhaps I had a better chance of explaining it all to myself.”
― Girls Like Us
― Girls Like Us
“The thing I got to thinking about,' he said, 'is--what are the conditions that lead to larger portions of society being generous, humble, and selfless? While we have the conditions for economic opportunity here--and that is a blessing--do we have the conditions to learn how to self-regulate our own passions for the good of the whole?”
― Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town
― Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town
“I tend to think too much, Bast. My greatest successes came from decisions I made when I stopped thinking and simply did what felt right. Even if there was no good explanation for what I did." He smiled wistfully. "Even if there were very good reasons for me not to do what I did."
Bast ran a hand along the side of his face. "So you're trying to avoid second-guessing yourself?"
Kote hesitated. "You could say that," he admitted.
"I could say that, Reshi," Bast said smugly. "You, on the other hand, would complicate things needlessly.”
― The Name of the Wind
Bast ran a hand along the side of his face. "So you're trying to avoid second-guessing yourself?"
Kote hesitated. "You could say that," he admitted.
"I could say that, Reshi," Bast said smugly. "You, on the other hand, would complicate things needlessly.”
― The Name of the Wind
McKenzie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at McKenzie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
5,100 books
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352 friends
2,196 books
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167 friends
311 books
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129 friends
1,588 books
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130 friends
346 books
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116 friends
948 books
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74 friends
141 books
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31 friends
266 books
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81 friends
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