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"tbh if this isn’t absolutely groundbreaking i will be inconsolable" — 19 hours, 38 min ago
"tbh if this isn’t absolutely groundbreaking i will be inconsolable" — 19 hours, 38 min ago
“Men are so quick to blame the gods: they say
that we devise their misery. But they
themselves- in their depravity- design
grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.”
― The Odyssey
that we devise their misery. But they
themselves- in their depravity- design
grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.”
― The Odyssey
“If you cannot love me, I will die. Before you came I wanted to die, I have told you many times. It is cruel to have made me want to live only to make my death more bloody.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“There are some things (like first love and one’s first reviews) at which a woman in her middle years does not care to look too closely.”
― Cold Comfort Farm
― Cold Comfort Farm
“How can you possibly hope to reform her after the life she's been leading?'
'It's not her I'm wanting to reform - it's me,' he replied. 'Besides, it's taking me into a world where I can do some good.'
'I can't imagine you happy.'
'That's not the point.'
'Of course it isn't. But if she has a heart, she can't be happy either. She can't want you to do that.'
'No, she doesn't.'
'I see. But life...'
'What about life?'
'Life demands something different.'
'Life only wants us to do the right things,' said Nekhlyudov.
-Resurrection”
― Resurrection
'It's not her I'm wanting to reform - it's me,' he replied. 'Besides, it's taking me into a world where I can do some good.'
'I can't imagine you happy.'
'That's not the point.'
'Of course it isn't. But if she has a heart, she can't be happy either. She can't want you to do that.'
'No, she doesn't.'
'I see. But life...'
'What about life?'
'Life demands something different.'
'Life only wants us to do the right things,' said Nekhlyudov.
-Resurrection”
― Resurrection
Adela’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Adela’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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3 friends
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Art, Book Club, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Philosophy, gothic, historical, magical-realism, and vampires
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