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Its all about you're willing to forgive...you have to choose what to ignore every now and then. Sure there are things that begin to grate on you but there is beauty in even that. Being so intimately familiar with the nuances of a single person that you are comfort, even with their encyclopedia of annoyances.
— There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib (56%)
I know when some shit that got nothing to do with me and everything to do someone else's survival is going down and Ive got no problem not seeing what I don't need to see. I've got no problem baptizing the mind every now and then. What good is a witness in a country obsessed with forgetting. What I'm talking about history now and history ain't nothing but a whole bunch of shit a lot of witnesses don't want to speak on.
— There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib (38%)
The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! …
What matters is never letting people tell you what to think. Dont let them convince you that one way is right and another way wrong. Gather as much knowledge as you can because information is power. And choosing how to use it is freedom. The more you know, the freer you will be.
— Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller (43%)
All kinds of affection tucked under the talking of shit...Ain't that a kind of love? To say you are worthy of the time it takes to dismantle you. Yes, do not waste language on our enemies but an enemy to me implies a permanence... An opponent is different than an enemy. If you know you're good, an opponent is a temporary road block. Something to be taken apart and moved out of your way.
— There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib (Page 4)
When it speaks well, there is nothing else that needs to be said to it or about it.... If there is a discomfort that registers, perhaps it is in the realization that once again there is a lock that our enemies cannot pick. There is a code they cannot decipher, no matter their desire to... What else to do then then but to imagine every gesture towards flyness as an affront to their own monochromatic living.
— There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib (3%)
Such an insightful way to look at things.
The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! …
Interestingly pleasant and delightful read so far. Full of hope.
Viv’s career with the renowned mercenary company Rackam’s Ravens isn’t going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful …
Viv’s career with the renowned mercenary company Rackam’s Ravens isn’t going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful …
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is …
When Roz first stomped across the island, the animal squawks and chirps and growls had sounded like nothing more than meaningless noises. But she no longer heard animal voices. She now heard animal words
— The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Page 51)
I am absolutely in love with this passage. It is so insightful as nature does have its own language and it is shared amongst all of us. We understand when a snake uses its rattle, when a dog wags their tail, when seagulls stare at our food, etc. Many people do not realize this concept, and one of the reasons I love birdwatching. We can communicate with each other and it does not have to be English.
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is …
My eBook choice to read to sleep. I loved the movie so much!!!!
Tracking the natural beauty that surrounds us, The Backyard Bird Chronicles maps the passage of …
Had this book signed in person by Amy Tan. Really excited to read as she is a local, Asian, Californian, and a bird watcher like me!!
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …
Audiobook? Utterly amazing. At first, I was very annoyed about the narration!!! However, I absolutely loved the book!! Ryland Grace was an amazingly developed character and the world building within this sci fi novel was amazing. I did not expect to find so much love for science in a book and expect to feel like I know about highly scientific knowledge along with the main character. I was hooked to the story. Absolutely amazing. Also, the world needs Strat. Fictional and Non Fictional world!!
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …
My hearttttt
