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“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.”
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“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
“If there is anything more annoying in the world than having people talk about you, it is certainly having no one talk about you.”
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“To subject to scrutiny the mechanisms which render life painful, even untenable, is not to neutralize them; to bring to light contradictions is not to resolve them. But, as skeptical as one might be about the efficacy of the sociological message, we cannot dismiss the effect it can have by allowing sufferers to discover the possible social causes of their suffering and, thus, to be relieved of blame.”
― The Weight of the World: Social Suffering in Contemporary Society
― The Weight of the World: Social Suffering in Contemporary Society
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Janine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Janine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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