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“There are times when you just need to acknowledge the shit … You just need to acknowledge it. Face the shit … Accept the truth in it. Own it, wallow in it, become one with the shit.”
― Making Faces
― Making Faces
“I’m convinced everyone is a little vile, if they are honest about it. Vile and scared and human.”
― Where the Lost Wander
― Where the Lost Wander
“I wouldn’t listen. I wanted everything to stay as it was. I was more afraid of the truth than the lie. The truth would change the circumstances of my life. The lie was static. The lie was peaceful. I was happy with the lie.”
― Long Bright River
― Long Bright River
“We can do as we please, if we only learn not to care so much about what people think.”
― The God of the Woods
― The God of the Woods
“When wealth is passed off as merit, bad luck is seen as bad character. This is how ideologues justify punishing the sick and the poor. But poverty is neither a crime nor a character flaw. Stigmatise those who let people die, not those who struggle to live.”
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Jen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Biography, Book Club, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Politics, Suspense, Sports, and War
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