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“I was under the impression that I loved him, simply because I never knew what he was thinking.”
― Happy Hour
― Happy Hour
“Though we give the appearance of it, I wonder when we were last truly carefree. Were we ever? It's an odd, impalpable thing to always chase. I've felt it in small, delicious fragments, and usually when I'm dancing. The only way to achieve even the veneer of such freedom is to resist being pulled down by the weight of everything.”
― Happy Hour
― Happy Hour
“You know that the antidote to exhaustion is not necessarily rest? … The antidote to exhaustion is wholeheartedness.”
― Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity
― Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”
― Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
― Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
“I imagined them all thinking it was worth it. Telling me how much they loved me. All my life, when I thought of my future, that was what I pictured. Not a career. The things I thought would come with it. Happiness, love, safety. And that dream had been enough for a long time. What was school if not a chance to earn your worth? To prove, again and again, that you were measurably good. One more deal I struck with a disinterested universe: If I'm good enough, I'll be happy. I'll be loved. I'll be safe.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
Marta’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Marta’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,480 books
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951 friends
556 books
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242 friends
853 books
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234 friends
821 books
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3,244 friends
1,636 books
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237 friends
820 books
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1,877 friends
1,130 books
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4,394 friends
369 books
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1,906 friends
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