“Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.”
― The Second Sex
― The Second Sex
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
“We are all victims of victims, and they could not possibly have taught us anything they did not know.”
― You Can Heal Your Life
― You Can Heal Your Life
“I think you know how to love better than any of us. That's why you find it all so painful.”
― Fleabag: The Scriptures
― Fleabag: The Scriptures
“Woman is shut up in a kitchen or in a boudoir, and astonishment is expressed that her horizon is limited. Her wings are clipped, and it is found deplorable that she cannot fly. Let but the future be opened to her, and she will no longer be compelled to linger in the present.”
― The Second Sex
― The Second Sex
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Apoorva Singh’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Apoorva Singh’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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