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The Summer of Oprah: Words That Matter
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My life is complete chaos. As I write this, I sit on the floor of my near-empty apartment, surrounded by fast food packaging while stealing internet from our neighbor. The past week has been exhausting, both emotionally and physically, as dealing with multiple family members, painting a house top to bottom, and the death of a grandparent all take their toll.
Which is why this felt like an appropriate time during the Summer of Oprah to check out Oprah’s own Words That Matter, a self-declared “little book of life lessons.” Words That Matter is a compilation of quotes, ideas, and passages from some of the world’s best and brightest people, all of which appeared in the pages of O magazine sometime during its ten-year history. This is the stuff you find cross-stitched on a pillow or hanging over the stove at your grandmother’s house. The book is meant to inspire, provoke, and celebrate O, Oprah, and life itself.
Why the hell is this book on the summer reading list?
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