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“People say they don’t believe in luck: luck is the reason the dinosaurs got wiped out and why human beings became the new dominant species on this planet.”
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“You ask a lot of little kids today what they want to be when they grow up and they say "I want to be famous." You ask them for what reason and they don't know or care. I think Andy Warhol got it wrong: in the future so many people are going to become famous that one day everybody will end up being anonymous for fifteen minutes.”
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“Remember – it’s always easier to get forgiveness than permission”
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“I suck in a breath. This is what it feels like when your life starts happening, I think.”
― Dumplin'
― Dumplin'
“I dreamed of going to the most remote places on this earth to dig for old bones, older than people. Before humans and their stupid ideas. Before hate. Maybe even before love, too. Dinosaurs just existed. No lectures, no books, no language. No world-conquering Europeans and no defeated everybody else. Just those powerful, unrestrained creatures roaming the planet.”
― Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
― Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
Irene’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Irene’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
156 books
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24 friends
135 books
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23 friends
0 books
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11 friends
23 books
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8 friends
73 books
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140 friends
1 book
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2 friends
14 books
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7 friends
1 book
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28 friends
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