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Someone told me once that the light we see from them is hundreds of thousands of years old. That the star could already be dead and we’d never know it because it still looked alive. I thought that was a terrible thing. That the stars could
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“Sometimes, I feel that we are all tricked by love, and its rigid requirement of pain. We find the love of our lives and cleave to our beloved when we are still quite young and do not yet understand that we must, by our nature, die someday. In any successful marriage, one partner must face the reality of being very old, and very alone. What is grief, but love that’s lost its object?”
― When Women Were Dragons
― When Women Were Dragons
“What is grief, but love that’s lost its object?”
― When Women Were Dragons
― When Women Were Dragons
“Who benefits, my dear, when you force yourself to not feel angry?”
― When Women Were Dragons
― When Women Were Dragons
“There are people who have problems with women, and alas, many of them are also women. That is because of something called the patriarchy, which I'm sure they have not discussed in that school you go to, but that doesn't stop it from being an unnecessary and oppressive obstacle, and best disposed of as soon as possible.”
― When Women Were Dragons
― When Women Were Dragons
“There is a limit to how much we can hold, and how much we can keep in this world. It’s not a good idea to cling to the things you can’t bear to lose. That’s how we break, you see?”
― When Women Were Dragons
― When Women Were Dragons
Michaela’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Michaela’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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287 books
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283 books
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356 books
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67 books
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899 books
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354 books
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59 books
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