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“When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.”
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“...and in the deep, dreaming hours I am easily moved by the stories of the real men and women who have lived out their passions on a scale so much greater than my own. It is at night, with a book open and these noble ghosts rising from the page, that I believe most strongly in the grandeur of life and feel most alone.”
― Breaking Her Fall
― Breaking Her Fall
“In my work, I see a lot of women who suffer from low self-esteem. They think they’re unattractive, but the way society today—” “I don’t think I’m unattractive,” she says. “That’s good. That’s great. It’s not something women are always aware of on a conscious level, though. So, I would like you to be open-minded to the possibility that perhaps, deep down, you might be feeling unattractive without being aware of it. And if that’s the case, you might feel there’s no point in even trying to look better.” “Yeah but, no. I don’t think I’m unattractive. And I don’t think it subconsciously either.”
― The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty
― The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty
“I knew that somehow this loneliness was linked to all my other fears and worries and premonitions and to my sense, that fall, of the terrible fragility of everything around me.”
― Breaking Her Fall
― Breaking Her Fall
“Contentment has learned how to find out what she needs to know. Last year she went on a major housecleaning spree. First she stood on her head until all the extra facts fell out. Then she discarded about half her house. Now she knows where every thing comes from—who dyed the yarn dark green and who wove the rug and who built the loom, who made the willow chair, who planted the apricot trees. She made the turquoise mugs herself with clay she found in the hills beyond her house.
When Contentment is sad, she takes a mud bath or goes to the mountains until her lungs are clear. When she walks through an unfamiliar neighborhood, she always makes friends with the local cats.”
― The Book of Qualities
When Contentment is sad, she takes a mud bath or goes to the mountains until her lungs are clear. When she walks through an unfamiliar neighborhood, she always makes friends with the local cats.”
― The Book of Qualities
SFBX Book Club of San Francisco
— 47 members
— last activity Oct 01, 2024 08:27PM
Originally from San Francisco in person, now all over the USA via Zoom. Not on a specific book, but just what members have read recently.
Originally from San Francisco in person, now all over the USA via Zoom. Not on a specific book, but just what members have read recently.
Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
— 20844 members
— last activity 1 hour, 47 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more
Bookcrossers
— 540 members
— last activity Oct 05, 2024 08:19PM
For fans of the website Bookcrossing.com You must post at least once. Just stop by and introduce yourself.
For fans of the website Bookcrossing.com You must post at least once. Just stop by and introduce yourself.
The History Book Club
— 24345 members
— last activity 3 hours, 50 min ago
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
Asian American Literature Fans
— 237 members
— last activity Jun 26, 2024 09:30PM
A place to talk about Asian American literature.
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