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Karla
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“I did not look for her, because I was afraid of dispelling the mystery we attach to people whom we know only casually.”
― The Pure and the Impure
― The Pure and the Impure
“Does this pose a moral dilemma for you? Do you find it atrocious?” he asks. “Not at all. The human being is complex and I find the vile acts, contradictions, and sublimities characteristic of our condition astonishing. Our existence would be an exasperating shade of gray if we were all flawless.”
― Tender Is the Flesh
― Tender Is the Flesh
“It’s only temporary: you either die, or get better. —Something we used to say about life in general, feeling sophisticated and amusing in bars, back in the days when we thought how you behaved was the fault of other people.”
― Black Swans: Stories
― Black Swans: Stories
“It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.”
― Sense and Sensibility
― Sense and Sensibility
“A Strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow. The idea of sorrow has always appealed to me but now I am almost ashamed of its complete egoism. I have known boredom, regret, and occasionally remorse, but never sorrow. Today it envelops me like a silken web, enervating and soft, and sets me apart from everybody else.”
― Bonjour tristesse
― Bonjour tristesse
Karla’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Karla’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
210 books
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16 friends
100 books
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48 friends
124 books
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2 friends
11 books
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2 friends
473 books
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39 friends
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