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“We came from the ocean, and we only survive by carrying salt water with us all our lives—in our blood, in our cells. The sea is our true home. This is why we find the shore so calming: we stand where the waves break, like exiles returning home.”
― The Mountain in the Sea
― The Mountain in the Sea
“I figured being rejected was just the same as not trying—worse probably, because I would always wonder.”
― Beautiful Country
― Beautiful Country
“You can, I think, love someone a very long time before you realize this, notice it in the way you note a facial flaw, a speech impediment, some
imperfection which, once recognized, can never be unseen.”
― Our Wives Under the Sea
imperfection which, once recognized, can never be unseen.”
― Our Wives Under the Sea
“I have come to the opinion, generally, that he who does good to the land shall be protected, while he who trespasses upon her will be met with most violent return.”
― North Woods
― North Woods
“We are compelled to invent. It is written into our DNA. Man is the technological animal. Invention is what has gotten us this far, made us the masters of this planet. But it is also what traps us. It is a compulsion. We cannot stop, no matter
what the consequences.”
― The Mountain in the Sea
what the consequences.”
― The Mountain in the Sea
Ali’s 2025 Year in Books
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