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So I learned that money could buy you not just a beautiful girl, money could buy you poetry too.
“I am a student of migration stories. I am pulled toward accounts of lives rearranged by the journey from one place to another.”
― Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
― Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
“What I am trying to say is: it is possible to reform your idea of yourself. It's the only real inner work there is–going back and revisiting your horrors, and holding yourself accountable and moving forward.”
― Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
― Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
“I didn’t understand then what a profound act of generosity this was; to see another person as a part of your tribe when they don’t see themselves that way is an act of kindness. It requires that you extend yourself to another.”
― Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
― Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
“We do things out of fear and we do things out of love and no one tells you what happens when you act from both places at once.”
― Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
― Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
“I'm not a frivolous man, nor am I, in my opinion, a serious man. It's my belief a man has to be a little of both these days. I believe, too, in the value of ahrd work-the harder the better. A man who isn't working has got too much time on his hands, too much time to dwell on himself and his problems.”
― Collected Stories
― Collected Stories
Patrick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patrick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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39 books
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62 books
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35 friends
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