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When cops and prosecutors fail to aggressively pursue sexual-assault cases, Kevin argued, it sends a message to sexual predators that women are fair game and can be raped with impunity.
“I never carried any photos with me, but I was always surrounded by people, places, and times gone by. And as I retreated into the future, the only thing I could ever see was the past.”
― Tokyo Ueno Station
― Tokyo Ueno Station
“fall into a pit, you can climb out, but once you slip from a sheer cliff, you cannot step firmly into a new life again. The only thing that can stop you from falling is the moment of your death. But nonetheless you have to keep living until you die, so there was nothing to do but continue working diligently for your reward.”
― Tokyo Ueno Station
― Tokyo Ueno Station
“There was a theory among linguists that the brain’s capacity for language learning—language as a concept, a modality for thought—is finite. Scientists called the period from ages zero to five the “critical window,” within which a child had to gain fluency in at least one language, any language, or risk permanent cognitive damage. Once the window shut, learning anything became difficult, even impossible—without a language, how does one think, or even feel?”
― True Biz
― True Biz
Mackenzie’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Mackenzie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,053 books
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177 friends
299 books
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36 friends
98 books
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10 friends
381 books
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259 friends
320 books
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18 friends
82 books
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6 friends
619 books
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18 friends
77 books
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7 friends
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Contemporary, Fiction, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Psychology, Thriller, and Travel
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