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“It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards.”
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“Nothing changes instantaneously: in a gradually heating bathtub you'd be boiled to death before you knew it.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?”
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“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.”
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“On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? Conscience asks the question, is it right?
There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right.”
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There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right.”
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Katie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Katie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
139 books
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63 friends
636 books
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34 books
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202 friends
21 books
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109 books
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91 friends
3 books
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0 books
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69 friends
14 books
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14 friends
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