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Whatever you might think of an alcoholic, to get sober, really sober demands great honesty, and that demands great courage. Stopping drinking’s the easy part. Then we have to face ourselves. Our demons. How many people are willing to do ...more
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Anthony Marra
“Perhaps our deepest love is already inscribed within us, so its object doesn't create a new word but instead allows us to read the one written.”
Anthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

Jamie Ford
“In America, a lie becomes the truth with sufficient repetition.”
Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Bonnie Garmus
“And as humans, we’re by-products of our upbringings, victims of our lackluster educational systems, and choosers of our behaviors. In short, the reduction of women to something less than men, and the elevation of men to something more than women, is not biological: it’s cultural. And it starts with two words: pink and blue. Everything skyrockets out of control from there.” Speaking”
Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

Jamie Ford
“The most important lesson I can teach you is to never settle for what others want you to be. Find a way to be the person you need to be to truly be happy. Don't give in to convention. Don't make the same mistake I did. Marriage to the wrong person is like stepping in quicksand, you lose yourself, bit by bit, slowly suffocating until your disappear completely.”
Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Jamie Ford
“That's the point, isn't it? To keep learning. To grow. To do more good than harm. To create compassion. To understand that every person you encounter is not there by coincidence. All of us play a role in another person's life. What goes around comes around.”
Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

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