an exposition that speculated that God had created the universe as a way of sorting through the great library, finding those books that were most beautiful and meaningful.
“Being smart is the worst thing one can be in modern society. All it ever means is more work.”
― The Answer Is No
― The Answer Is No
“(We did not run. If we ran then we would have to admit there was something to run from. If we ran, then the small child that lives in every soldier’s heart knew that the monsters could get us.”
― What Moves the Dead
― What Moves the Dead
“We felt the imprisonment of being a girl, the way it made your mind active and dreamy, and how you ended up knowing which colors went together. We knew that the girls were our twins, that we all existed in space like animals with identical skins, and that they knew everything about us though we couldn’t fathom them at all. We knew, finally, that the girls were really women in disguise, that they understood love and even death, and that our job was merely to create the noise that seemed to fascinate them.”
― The Virgin Suicides
― The Virgin Suicides
“If you are going to be of support to others, you should not expect those people to be in a space where they have to hear your trauma, even if your intention is to find common ground. It’s not about common ground—common ground involves you.”
― Social Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World – An Empowering Guide to Diversity, Activism, and Meaningful Change
― Social Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World – An Empowering Guide to Diversity, Activism, and Meaningful Change
Philip’s 2025 Year in Books
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