Adult | Emily Romrell https://emilyromrell.com Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:13:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://emilyromrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-NewVLLogo-32x32.png Adult | Emily Romrell https://emilyromrell.com 32 32 142175226 Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah https://emilyromrell.com/where-the-forest-meets-the-stars-by-glendy-vanderah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-the-forest-meets-the-stars-by-glendy-vanderah https://emilyromrell.com/where-the-forest-meets-the-stars-by-glendy-vanderah/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=15840 “You don’t have to say anything.”
He sat back in his chair. “I won’t. As always, words fail when you most want to say the right thing.” “People think they have to say something, and it never makes me feel better.”
“I know. I’ve decided language isn’t as advanced as we think it is. We’re still apes trying to express our thoughts with grunts while most of what we want to communicate stays locked in our brains.”

― Glendy Vanderah, Where the Forest Meets the Stars

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The post Little Women by Louisa May Alcott first appeared on Emily Romrell.]]> https://emilyromrell.com/little-women-by-louisa-may-alcott/feed/ 0 10205 The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan https://emilyromrell.com/the-eye-of-the-world-by-robert-jordan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-eye-of-the-world-by-robert-jordan https://emilyromrell.com/the-eye-of-the-world-by-robert-jordan/#respond Wed, 01 Sep 2021 01:12:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=10070 The leaf lives its appointed time, and does not struggle against the wind that carries it away. The leaf does no harm, and finally falls to nourish new leaves. So it should be with all men and women.

The post The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan first appeared on Emily Romrell.]]> https://emilyromrell.com/the-eye-of-the-world-by-robert-jordan/feed/ 0 10070 Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson, M.D. https://emilyromrell.com/who-moved-my-cheese-by-spencer-johnson-m-d/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-moved-my-cheese-by-spencer-johnson-m-d https://emilyromrell.com/who-moved-my-cheese-by-spencer-johnson-m-d/#respond Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=9903 What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.

The post Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson, M.D. first appeared on Emily Romrell.]]> https://emilyromrell.com/who-moved-my-cheese-by-spencer-johnson-m-d/feed/ 0 9903 The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield https://emilyromrell.com/the-thirteenth-tale-by-diane-setterfield/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-thirteenth-tale-by-diane-setterfield https://emilyromrell.com/the-thirteenth-tale-by-diane-setterfield/#respond Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=9882 You want to know someone? Heart, mind and soul? Ask him to tell you about when he was born. What you get won’t be the truth: it will be a story. And nothing is more telling than a story.

The post The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield first appeared on Emily Romrell.]]> https://emilyromrell.com/the-thirteenth-tale-by-diane-setterfield/feed/ 0 9882 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern https://emilyromrell.com/the-night-circus-by-erin-morgenstern/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-night-circus-by-erin-morgenstern https://emilyromrell.com/the-night-circus-by-erin-morgenstern/#respond Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=9466 The Night Circus is engaging, mysterious, and really fun. It's a romantic fantasy with historical elements and lots of magic.

The post The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern first appeared on Emily Romrell.]]> https://emilyromrell.com/the-night-circus-by-erin-morgenstern/feed/ 0 9466 Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis https://emilyromrell.com/girl-stop-apologizing-by-rachel-hollis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=girl-stop-apologizing-by-rachel-hollis https://emilyromrell.com/girl-stop-apologizing-by-rachel-hollis/#respond Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=8919 Who you are is defined by the next decision you make, not the last one.

The post Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis first appeared on Emily Romrell.]]> https://emilyromrell.com/girl-stop-apologizing-by-rachel-hollis/feed/ 0 8919 The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides https://emilyromrell.com/the-silent-patient-by-alex-michaelides/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-silent-patient-by-alex-michaelides https://emilyromrell.com/the-silent-patient-by-alex-michaelides/#respond Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=8899 We are made up of different parts, some good, some bad, and a healthy mind can tolerate this ambivalence and juggle both..Mental illness is precisely about a lack of this kind of integration.

The post The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides first appeared on Emily Romrell.]]> https://emilyromrell.com/the-silent-patient-by-alex-michaelides/feed/ 0 8899 Make Every Man Want You By Marie Forleo https://emilyromrell.com/make-every-man-want-you-by-marie-forleo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=make-every-man-want-you-by-marie-forleo https://emilyromrell.com/make-every-man-want-you-by-marie-forleo/#respond Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=7594 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 1st edition (April 25, 2008) Paperback : 192 pages ISBN: 978-0071597814 Thoughts: I like Marie Forelo so much I reviewed two of her books two weeks in a row. I love her positivity and wisdom. In Make Every Man Want You, she teaches us that desirability is all about you and your mindset...

The post Make Every Man Want You By Marie Forleo first appeared on Emily Romrell.]]> https://emilyromrell.com/make-every-man-want-you-by-marie-forleo/feed/ 0 7594 The Weight Of Salt by Sandra Montanino https://emilyromrell.com/the-weight-of-salt-by-sandra-montanino/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-weight-of-salt-by-sandra-montanino https://emilyromrell.com/the-weight-of-salt-by-sandra-montanino/#respond Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=6330 "...Books can become worn and faded but never grow old. Miguel de Cervantes teaches that everyone, regardless of nobility or peasantry, is important. It's a message of hope, and what is life without hope? Do you agree, Angelina?"

Angelina thought of all she wanted to accomplish in life. "Hope is everything," she said.

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