Drew
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“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
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“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
― The Conquest of Happiness
― The Conquest of Happiness
“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”
― Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
― Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2015 Valparaiso Advancement Book Challenge
— 6 members
— last activity Jan 01, 2015 05:33PM
Who will be the king (or queen) of reading in the Advancement office for 2015? Only time will tell!
Our Shared Shelf
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— last activity Mar 21, 2026 02:17AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
The Weeds Book Club
— 102 members
— last activity Apr 24, 2017 08:08PM
We also have a Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/718018195038391/) where the books will be chosen and discussions will be held. A group ...more
Drew’s 2025 Year in Books
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