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“When Obama was elected president, a prisoner said “one black man in the White House doesn’t make up for one million black men in the Big House.”
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“Ma. You once told me that memory is a choice. But if you were god, you'd know it's a flood.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“People want to understand evil. A pointless desire. Evil is like a rainbow. It retreats at the same pace as your approach. Evil is evil because you can't understand it.”
― Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories
― Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories
“I'm sorry I keep saying How are you? when I really mean Are you happy?”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“Think of two people, living together day after day, year after year, in this small space, standing elbow to elbow cooking at the same small stove, squeezing past each other on the narrow stairs, shaving in front of the same small bathroom mirror, constantly jogging, jostling, bumping against each other’s bodies by mistake or on purpose, sensually, aggressively, awkwardly, impatiently, in rage or in love – think what deep though invisible tracks they must leave, everywhere, behind them!”
― A Single Man
― A Single Man
#ClassicsCommunity 2021 Reading Challenge
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Lou’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lou’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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