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“The widest gulf in the world is the distance between getting by, and not getting by.”
― Interior Chinatown
― Interior Chinatown
“As, everyone knows, water hates poor people. Given the opportunity, water will always find a way to make poor people miserable, typically at the worst time possible.”
― Interior Chinatown
― Interior Chinatown
“The truth is, she's a weirdo. Just like you were. Are. A glorious, perfectly weird weirdo. Like all kids before they forget how to be exactly how weird they really are. Into whatever they're into, pure. Before knowing. Before they learn from others how to act. Before they learn they are Asian, or Black, or Brown, or White. Before they learn that all the things they are and about all the things they will never be.”
― Interior Chinatown
― Interior Chinatown
“Unofficially, we understood. There was a ceiling. Always had been, always would be. Even for him. Even for our hero, there were limits to the dream of assimilation, to how far any of you could make your way into the world of Black and White.”
― Interior Chinatown
― Interior Chinatown
“You’re here, supposedly, in a new land full of opportunity, but somehow have gotten trapped in a pretend version of the old country.”
― Interior Chinatown
― Interior Chinatown
Jessica’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jessica’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
248 books
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19 friends
570 books
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75 friends
767 books
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78 friends
343 books
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56 friends
90 books
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360 friends
114 books
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12 friends
281 books
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140 friends
599 books
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17 friends
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