I cannot express it; but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is or should be an existence of yours beyond you. What were the use of my creation, if I were entirely contained here? My great miseries in this world have been
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“Tell me every terrible thing you ever did, and let me love you anyway.”
― Coffee and Cigarettes
― Coffee and Cigarettes
“Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon.”
― Escolios a Un Texto Implicito: Obra Completa
― Escolios a Un Texto Implicito: Obra Completa
“This time I read the title of the painting: Girl Interrupted at Her Music. Interrupted at her music: as my life had been, interrupted in the music of being seventeen, as her life had been, snatched and fixed on canvas: one moment made to stand still and to stand for all the other moments, whatever they would be or might have been. What life can recover from that?”
― Girl, Interrupted
― Girl, Interrupted
“If two people are in disagreement about something important, they may disagree as amicably as they like if it is just a matter of getting to the truth or the most amenable option. But if one party finds their whole purpose in life to reside in some aspect of that disagreement, then the chances of amicability fade fast and the likelihood of reaching any truth recedes.”
― The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
― The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities”
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Olivia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Olivia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Classics, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Psychology, Suspense, and catholic
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