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Edna O’Brien quotes…
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“In our deepest moments we say the most inadequate things.”
― Edna O’Brien, A Fanatic Heart
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“Darkness is drawn to light, but light does not know it; light must absorb the darkness and therefore meet its own extinguishment.”
― Edna O’Brien, In the Forest
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“We all leave one another. We die, we change – it’s mostly change – we outgrow our best friends; but even if I do leave you, I will have passed on to you something of myself; you will be a different person because of knowing me; it’s inescapable…”
― Edna O’Brien, Girl with Green Eyes
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“She said the reason that love is so painful is that it always amounts to two people wanting more than two people can give.”
― Edna O’Brien, Saints and Sinners
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.“Ooka the Wise” was a childhood fave and I recently tracked down a reasonably priced copy of this book:
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Seriously–some of the asking prices are super high for this/related book. I’ll only pay so much for nostalgia. LOL!
.LITERALLY how I first learned what literally (and figuratively) meant. LOL!…
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.Meghan’s gift to Prince Harry now a children’s book:
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https://www.npr.org/2021/06/20/1007625324/meghan-markle-prince-harry-the-bench-picture-kids-book-christian-robinson
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.Susan Jacoby…I’ll read anything she writes:
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http://www.susanjacoby.co/
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.Obama’s summer reading list for 2021:
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https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g36984522/barack-obama-summer-reading-list-2021/
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