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Lines I’m sitting with…
This month, I want to share some quotes I’ve collected from books I’ve recently read. They are sentences that have stayed with me. I hope they inspire your writing or positively impact you.
One thing I hope readers take away from all my books is the power and importance of love in all its forms—both romantic and familial. In Stars in an Italian Sky in particular, I hope they also take away the idea that there are always shades of gray and that the reasons we ascribe to other people’s actions may not be true. There are always stories beneath the stories.
Jill Santopolo, Stars in An Italian Sky, pg. 328
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Instead of asking why is this happening to me? Ask what is this teaching me? https://finallyhere13.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/changes/
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Writing the morning after (because Tuesday came way too quickly!) after I took a slide on the morning ice… https://livingworkshopwithspitzer.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/morning-after/
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Late… but I wrote.
Rambling .. .but I wrote.
Today was a day… hard to keep co-regulating disregulated kids.
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Took a little color walk… https://thinkingthroughmylens.com/2026/02/03/orangish-a-color-walk/
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Late, as usual… sigh. Convincing students that vocabulary words are “real” sometimes requires teachers to, well, persevere. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2026/02/03/vocabulary-lesson/
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When snow ages . . .
https://www.friendswithoutid.com/blog/pickupahold
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I was a horse-crazy kid and it’s probably a good thing social media wasn’t around then!https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/foaling-season-sol26/
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I had such a hard time writing tonight! This is more of a hodgepodge than a slice. A few snippets from recent days. https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2026/02/03/a-hard-won-slice/
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Embracing the light that shines bright for me today. https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/embracing-the-light/
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Another “firsts” that I never wanted to experience. https://ritadicarne.com/2026/02/03/snowbody-but-you/
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If you know someone who has suffered from dementia, then you may know about the three word test. https://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2026/02/three-simple-words.html
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On trying something new… and being totally terrified https://bluejeanamycom.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/on-trying-something-new/
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There couldn’t be a better prompt today that “the power and importance of love.” Oh, for those stories to come. https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/big-stretch/
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Kitten Shenanigans
https://hannahshappenings.net/2026/02/03/sol-tuesday-troublemaker-day-30-365/
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Celebrating little things!
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2026/02/slice-of-life-sometimes-its-little.html
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A student wrote me an email that broke my heart, just a little. Perhaps you have this kid. Perhaps, at one point, you WERE this kid… https://edsoapbox.com/2026/02/03/slice-of-life-tuesday-dear-mrs-levin/
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Thinking about some picture books that will spark some loving kindness. https://wordancerblog.com/2026/02/03/inspiring-kindness-with-picture-books/
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just capturing some memories of my grandson, who is growing up, as they do https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2026/02/03/growing-up/
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Many thoughts today, but I promised myself I’d work on this one. https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/centered-on-centering/
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Sitting at my daughter’s desk writing I notice a photo of her as a child. http://reflectionsontheteche.com/2026/02/03/slice-of-life-my-daughters-desk/
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An emotion and a slice about my name https://anavpatton.org/2026/02/03/ana-valentina/
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A phone call at night is usually bad news: Late Night Phone Call | arjeha
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About Mandala art, occupational therapy, yoga classes and a pleasant surprise. Day to Day Life (#SOL-2026) – Mukhamani
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A way to write today: https://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2026/02/when-im-not-in-mood-to-write.html
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Made it before work! https://writingwithabandon.com/2026/02/03/showing-up-to-the-mat/
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I ended up not publishing the slice I wrote yesterday. So I wrote a new one… https://justgiftslife.gift/2026/02/03/writing-decisions/
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I found a Valentine writing calendar https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2026/02/03/february/
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Valentines might seem insignificant, but they’re part of the subtle traditions that make childhood unforgettable. https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/childhood-rituals-of-valentines-day/
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Putting politics aside, I am wondering about the prices on some snack foods?
https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-3-slice-of-life-goldfish.html
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Today’s one word inspiration https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/pause/
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Seems Stacey and I both have collected lines this week, mine from a novel I just finished after shoveling MUCH ice in VA…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/fav-lines-from-my-friends-a-novel/
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Community is everything: http://wherethereisjoy.blog/2026/02/02/community/
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Games of chance during every day life = Roulette. https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/sol26-roulette/
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When Grandma is a teacher . . . https://alicenine.net/marshmallow-math/
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Inspired to live a writerly life today by something Vivian Chen wrote a year and a half ago. 🙂 https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2026/02/02/slice-of-life-living-a-writerly-life/
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