Cheryl Strayed reminds us, in her lyrical and courageous memoir Wild, of what it means to be fully alive, even in the face of catastrophe, physical and psychic hardship, and loss. — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
Some of my old memories feel trapped in amber in my brain, lucid and burning, while others are like the wing beat of a… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
“What will life be like without her? I am dreadfully sad she is leaving. What if she just disappears; gets tired of all this… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
We humans are different - our brains are built not to fix memories in stone but rather to transform them, our recollections in their… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
Eloquent and moving... an extraordinary testament to the enduring power of love - beyond faith and dogma. It reminds us of why we are… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
Children of the mentally ill learn early on how not to be a bother, especially if they grew up with neglect. As my sister… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
“At the bottom of the box were two big fairy-tale collections our father had sent us sometime after our parents divorced in 1963. I… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
“He [Nicolaus Steno] told the audience, "Beautiful is what we see. More beautiful is what we understand. Most beautiful is what we do not… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
“Beautiful is what we see. More beautiful is what we understand. Most beautiful is what we do comprehend.” — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
We children of schizophrenics are the great secret keepers, the ones who don't want you to think that anything is wrong. — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
Candid and searing, Deborah Jiang Stein’s memoir is a remarkable story about identity, lost and found, and about the author’s journey to reclaim—and celebrate—that… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
“Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel says we are who we are because of what we learn and what we remember. Who am I, then,… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
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