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The Overstory

by Richard Powers

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"“She’s sure these men who run the field [of forestry] will have to fall, next year or the year after. And up from the downed trunks of their beliefs will spring rich new undergrowth.”" — Jan 19, 2025 05:37PM

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Book cover for Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven

Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman

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Being a tourist, I was beginning to see, meant being infantilized much of the time. All power is contextual.

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Amelia’s Quotes

“A home isn't always the house we live in. It's also the people we choose to surround ourselves with.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

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“Your voice is a weapon. Never forget that.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

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“Just because you don’t experience prejudice in your everyday doesn’t stop it from existing for the rest of us.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

tags: prejudice

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“We should always make time for the things we like. If we don't, we might forget how to be happy.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

tags: happiness

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“The things we fear the most are often the things we should fear the least. It’s irrational, but it’s what makes us human. And if we’re able to conquer those fears, then there is nothing we’re not capable of.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

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