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What if Alzheimer’s isn’t just a slow death? What if it’s another dimension entirely—an ascension, even? We humans are so fixated on our minds that we see their loss as a tragedy. But what if it’s a gift? Maybe the erosion of memory clears
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“Part of being alive is figuring out the balance between what you want, what you need, and what you have with what you don’t want, don’t need, and don’t have.”
― Mary Jane
― Mary Jane
“What difference did it make if I had my Privacy and my Self-reliance and my Freedom if I felt like this? I was in a state of yearning, and I had been for years. I was not happy—had almost never been happy.”
― Mockingbird
― Mockingbird
“I can’t hold on to the past and grab for the future at the same time. I have to choose. Eventually, we all have to choose.”
― Other Birds
― Other Birds
“the New Normal, which is what I call what happens when your universe is shaken so badly you can never regain the same axis as before. But you try anyway”
― Firekeeper's Daughter
― Firekeeper's Daughter
“Print is predictable and impersonal, conveying information in a mechanical transaction with the reader’s eye. Handwriting, by contrast, resists the eye, reveals its meaning slowly, and is as intimate as skin.”
― A Tale for the Time Being
― A Tale for the Time Being
Alyssa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alyssa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
5,028 books
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18 friends
1,206 books
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44 friends
1,090 books
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88 friends
101 books
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55 friends
376 books
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114 friends
1,011 books
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49 friends
3,390 books
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108 friends
554 books
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64 friends
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