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And he cries and cries, cries for everything he has been, for everything he might have been, for every old hurt, for every old happiness, cries for the shame and joy of finally getting to be a child, with all of a child’s whims and wants
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“At any given present moment a person was doing one thing, maybe three things. They were lying down, and they were reading a sentence, and possibly they were thinking about what they were doing. Or they were reaching for someone's shoulder, and noticing a mole on someone's back, and feeling their own breath leave their chest. Any piece of time is lonely and pale in isolation, and moments resemble other moments, so that sometimes you feel that you are a memory being called to mind by someone else.”
― You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
― You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
“I became aware of just how fleeting the sense of happiness was, and how flimsy its basis: a warm restaurant after having come in from the rain, the smell of food and wine, interesting conversation, daylight falling weakly on the polished cherrywood of the tables. It took so little to move the mood from one level to another, as one might push pieces on a chessboard. Even to be aware of this, in the midst of a happy moment, was to push one of those pieces, and to become slightly less happy.”
― Open City
― Open City
Jack’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jack’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
158 books
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17 friends
0 books
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35 friends
393 books
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1 friend
255 books
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18 friends
114 books
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73 friends
50 books
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16 friends
142 books
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22 friends
130 books
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59 friends
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