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"barack read Life of Pi to his daughters so basically i'm an obama by virtue of us all having one of the same favorite books" — 4 hours, 47 min ago
"barack read Life of Pi to his daughters so basically i'm an obama by virtue of us all having one of the same favorite books" — 4 hours, 47 min ago
Poverty is traumatic, and since society isn’t investing in its treatment, poor people often have their own ways of coping with their pain.
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“Nonetheless, it is better to feel hopeful and optimistic about one’s life on earth while engaged in the never-ending struggle to pay rent, than to feel despondent and depressed while engaged in the same non-optional struggle anyway.”
― Intermezzo
― Intermezzo
“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
“Don’t look on the internet for someone who is exactly like you. Look for someone who isn’t. Love is not to never fight. Love is always making up.”
― The Answer Is No
― The Answer Is No
“To be a woman was to watch yourself not just through your own eyes, but through the eyes of others.”
― The Dream Hotel
― The Dream Hotel
“Take away the husband, the career, the kids. Those are the things society says we women should be happiest about. Like we should be grateful for stiff dicks when we’re not in the mood, and getting smacked in the face at two in the morning when your kid pees in the bed for the third night in a row, and your job keeps you an extra two, three hours a couple times a week to do extra work you’re not getting paid for because you’re on salary and a team player. Whew—happy happy joy joy, right? But strip that down. What really makes you happy?”
― One Blood
― One Blood
Sydney’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sydney’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,265 books
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1,384 friends
1,400 books
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25 friends
2,019 books
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4,789 friends
1,992 books
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1,784 friends
596 books
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65 friends
800 books
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505 friends
1,786 books
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213 friends
179 books
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61 friends
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