“I think the constant articulation of my own grief and hearing other people’s stories was very healing, because those who grieve know. They are the ones to tell the story. They have gone to the darkness and returned with the knowledge. They hold the information that other grieving people need to hear. And most astonishing of all, we all go there, in time.”
― Faith, Hope and Carnage
― Faith, Hope and Carnage
“If getting drunk was how people forgot they were mortal, then hangovers were how they remembered.”
― The Humans
― The Humans
“One always has exaggerated ideas about what one doesn't know.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“Life contracts before it expands, and pulls back before it leaps forward. This balancing act is not something we should resist, but rather, embrace.”
― When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
― When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
“The paradox is that hedonism, the pursuit of pleasure for it's own sake, leads to anhedonia. Which is the inability to enjoy pleasure of any kind.”
― Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
― Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Elise’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elise’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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