“We could love, I realized, without the promise of exclusivity that one had been raised on. And there was no shame or guilt in that, it was just the way the human heart was, four-chambered, with an infinite capacity to contain others, more than it could contain itself.”
― More Things in Heaven and Earth
― More Things in Heaven and Earth
“There’s a difference between pain and suffering,” Wendell says. “You’re going to have to feel pain — everyone feels pain at times — but you don’t have to suffer so much. You’re not choosing the pain, but you’re choosing the suffering”
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
“What was so wrong with us? We were young, healthy, matched in every way. Live and be happy. No, I had to show my strength, be moody. What a fool. And I didn't understand that I was a fool; after all, I do have some brains, but I couldn't stop myself.”
― Live and Remember
― Live and Remember
“Honestly...welcome to the world the rest of us live in, where we're trying our best and still end up just mostly OK, and somehow manage to get up in the morning in spite of that.”
― Once Upon a Quinceañera
― Once Upon a Quinceañera
“You have to open a lot of oysters before you find a pearl.”
― Selena's Secret: The Revealing Story Behind Her Tragic Death
― Selena's Secret: The Revealing Story Behind Her Tragic Death
Reema’s 2024 Year in Books
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Art, Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, and Young-adult
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