“Grief produces an abundant energy that must find a way to burn itself up. And that is the fundamental problem, one that can take a lifetime to exhaust.”
― Fools Rush In: A True Story of War and Redemption
― Fools Rush In: A True Story of War and Redemption
“The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere.”
― Gift from the Sea
― Gift from the Sea
Joan’s 2025 Year in Books
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