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For Abby, “friend” is a word whose sharp corners have been worn smooth by overuse. “I’m friends with the guys in IT,” she might say, or “I’m meeting some friends after work.” But she remembers when the word “friend” could draw blood. She
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“Ignorance was bliss.”
― Choke
― Choke
“Art never comes from happiness.”
― Choke
― Choke
“I'd tried to straighten him out, but there's only so much you can do for a person who thinks Auschwitz is a brand of beer.”
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“If you’re not angry, you’re either a stone, or you’re too sick to be angry. You should be angry. You must not be bitter. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. It doesn’t do anything to the object of its displeasure. So use that anger, yes. You write it. You paint it. You dance it. You march it. You vote it. You do everything about it. You talk it. Never stop talking it.”
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“Someday, I'd like to live a life based on doing good stuff instead of just not doing bad stuff.”
― Choke
― Choke
Shannon’s 2025 Year in Books
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