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“Black is not sad. Bright colors are what depresses me. They’re so… empty. Black is poetic. How do you imagine a poet? In a bright yellow jacket? Probably not.”
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“When I say, ‘I love you,’ it’s not because I want you or because I can’t have you. It has nothing to do with me. I love what you are, what you do, how you try. I’ve seen your kindness and your strength. I’ve seen the best and the worst of you. And I understand with perfect clarity exactly what you are. You’re a hell of a person.”
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“When you title yourself, you immediately lend yourself to all kinds of pretension”
― Black Coffee Blues
― Black Coffee Blues
“Anyone can make a world suffer and cry. It requires no imagination. Child's play, and no challenge at all. But to fix the broken jugs of despair, unkindness, illness, and ill fortune -- this takes a creative mind. The power of it is staggering: to rock life, take it by surprise.
(from "Zinder," a short story in "Wizards: magical tales from the masters of modern fantasy.")”
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(from "Zinder," a short story in "Wizards: magical tales from the masters of modern fantasy.")”
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“Even though you try to put people under control, it is impossible. You cannot do it. The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense. To give your sheep or cow a large spacious meadow is the way to control him. So it is with people: first let them do what they want, and watch them. This is the best policy. To ignore them is not good. That is the worst policy. The second worst is trying to control them. The best one is to watch them, just to watch them, without trying to control them.”
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Erin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Erin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
515 books
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162 friends
1,902 books
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25 friends
1,176 books
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120 friends
872 books
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110 friends
429 books
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43 friends
597 books
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192 friends
125 books
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79 friends
588 books
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44 friends
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