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“She's a woman, you're a dude. You're not supposed to understand her. That's not what she's after.... She doesn't want you to understand her. She knows that's impossible. She just wants you to understand yourself. Everything else is negotiable.”
― Snow Crash
― Snow Crash
“The angry person is acutely sensitive to all they are owed by the world, and blind to all they have received”
― Philosophy for Life: And Other Dangerous Situations
― Philosophy for Life: And Other Dangerous Situations
“If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.”
― Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney
― Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney
“There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed by his longing.”
― Sand and Foam
― Sand and Foam
“Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is... suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with.”
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Mairéad’s 2025 Year in Books
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