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Emily Dickinson had never married or had children, and she’d been brilliant. She’d found peace and beauty all around her. Why couldn’t I do the same?


“MOST OF THE writers and artists I know were made for sheltering in place. The world asks us to engage, and for the most part we can, but given the choice, we’d rather stay home.”
― These Precious Days: Essays
― These Precious Days: Essays

“If you meet something insurmountable, don’t try and fight it. It will only leave you with bruises. The trick is to outsmart it and do something it wouldn’t expect.”
― The Messy Lives of Book People
― The Messy Lives of Book People

“You look best when you're you.”
― Better Than the Movies
― Better Than the Movies

“We don’t deserve anything—not the suffering and not the golden light. It just comes.”
― These Precious Days: Essays
― These Precious Days: Essays

“I knew you talked to books. I didn't realize they listened.”
― Sorcery of Thorns
― Sorcery of Thorns
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