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For the first time in her life, she realized things weren’t black and white, not even the laws of the land. That nearly anything could be justified, given the right circumstances.
“Music plays a huge role in my life. It is music that helps me to endure ... well ... everything there is to endure.”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“For the first time in my life I understood the meaning of the word 'never'. And it's really awful. You say the word a hundred times a day but you don't really know what you're saying until you're faced with a real 'never again'.”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“It's as if she understood completely the condition of loneliness and how it undermines us all, forcing us to make choices that we know are wrong for us.”
― The Heart's Invisible Furies
― The Heart's Invisible Furies
“What you know about women,” replied Maude, “could be written in large font on the back of a postage stamp and there’d still be room for the Lord’s Prayer.”
― The Heart's Invisible Furies
― The Heart's Invisible Furies
“Do you enjoy being a writer, Mrs Avery?” asked Julian.
“No, of course not, she said. “It’s a hideous profession. Entered into by narcissists who think their pathetic little imaginations will be of interest to people they’ve never met.”
― The Heart's Invisible Furies
“No, of course not, she said. “It’s a hideous profession. Entered into by narcissists who think their pathetic little imaginations will be of interest to people they’ve never met.”
― The Heart's Invisible Furies
Jacquie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jacquie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
131 books
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558 books
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87 friends
1,145 books
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1,518 books
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564 books
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124 friends
355 books
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82 friends
1,370 books
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44 friends
437 books
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97 friends
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