“The clear lesson of New England’s history is that when there are not enough suitable men around to run the world, women are perfectly capable of doing so.”
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― Crossing to Safety
“Stegner shows us, again and again, that it is love and friendship, the sanctity and celebration of our relationships, that not only support a good life, but create one.”
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― Crossing to Safety
“I have heard of people's lives being changed by a dramatic or traumatic event--a death, a divorce, a winning lottery ticket, a failed exam. I never heard of anybody's life but ours being changed by a dinner party.”
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― Crossing to Safety
“Good fortune, contentment, peace, happiness have never been able to deceive me for long. I expected the worst, and I was right. So much for the dream of man.”
― Crossing to Safety
― Crossing to Safety
YA Reads for Teachers (And Any Other Adults!)
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Andrea’s 2025 Year in Books
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