“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy”
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“I was with book, as a woman is with child.”
― Till We Have Faces
― Till We Have Faces
“...disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business....”
― Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
― Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Alva’s 2025 Year in Books
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