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“Conformity makes for excellent camouflage.”
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“All she wants is some credible vouchsafing of love and admiration from one non-horrible man who finds her interesting and attractive and good- who finds her good and attractive because she is interesting. Nothing more.”
― Rejection
― Rejection
“... Su has relied on haute couture as a soft armor against a hard world that isn't made for her, a world she is worried will call her bluff. Fashion helps to ground her in her own body. It makes her feel perceivable.”
― Sister Snake
― Sister Snake
“You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many was as possible, that you were a worthless human being. You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.”
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“The right dress, the right hairstyle and accessories, and I knew I could be perfect at the party. That was one thing I knew: how to dress up, how to look just right. How to speak to the wealthy and powerful, how to behave at a formal dinner, how to make my husband look impressive to his colleagues because of how brilliant and beautiful and charming I was.”
― Teddy
― Teddy
Alexis’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alexis’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
995 books
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59 friends
598 books
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17 friends
1,052 books
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9 friends
415 books
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53 friends
248 books
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38 friends
112 books
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5 friends
12 books
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3 friends
75 books
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5 friends
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