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“I felt like a moth and a chandelier--All at once there were lots of pretty choices, but I wasn't quite sure where to fly.”
― The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story
― The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story
“To be truly free one must take on the basic conditions as they are—painful, impermanent, open, imperfect—and then be grateful for impermanence and the freedom it grants us. For in a fixed universe there would be no freedom.”
― The Practice of the Wild
― The Practice of the Wild
“Each trip it got a little more difficult to convince myself that the important things lay ahead and the things that remained behind would still be there when we returned. It was getting harder to dispel those second thoughts.”
― The Hungry Ocean
― The Hungry Ocean
“Are all thoughtful people beautiful?”
― The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story
― The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story
“Recognizing this duality, I realize more strongly than ever that the only way to handle this ambivalence is to fight the dark side--whatever it is--with short, sharp, intelligent skirmishes. Then you retreat, rest, and restore yourself and quiet, beautiful places. Thus you can gain strength and inspiration for the next battle. Perhaps that's why thorough wrote: "In Wildness is the preservation of the World.”
― Woodswoman II: Beyond Black Bear Lake
― Woodswoman II: Beyond Black Bear Lake
Madison’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Madison’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
641 books
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270 friends
185 books
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30 friends
531 books
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56 friends
673 books
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24 friends
113 books
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18 friends
677 books
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117 friends
682 books
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113 friends
1,337 books
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125 friends
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