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“You told me, Sleep, I’ll wake you in the morning.
I asked, What is morning? and you said,
When everyone who fucked with me I’d dead.
When everyone we loved has gone or fled,
That’s morning. Empty’s just another word for clean.
Let’s put this first draft dream of mine to bed.
I the appointed hour
I’ll pull up your sheets. I’ll kill the light,
Lie down beside you; die; and sleep the night.
This time will be the time we get it right;
Forgiveness not so hard, nor anger long;
Our graves will be less deep, our lies less true
You held aloft the sword.
I still love y”
― Nona the Ninth
I asked, What is morning? and you said,
When everyone who fucked with me I’d dead.
When everyone we loved has gone or fled,
That’s morning. Empty’s just another word for clean.
Let’s put this first draft dream of mine to bed.
I the appointed hour
I’ll pull up your sheets. I’ll kill the light,
Lie down beside you; die; and sleep the night.
This time will be the time we get it right;
Forgiveness not so hard, nor anger long;
Our graves will be less deep, our lies less true
You held aloft the sword.
I still love y”
― Nona the Ninth
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“I'm pore, I'm black, I may be ugly and can't cook, a voice say to everything listening. But I'm here.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“I can’t believe nobody’s ever going to laugh at my jokes again. I can’t believe it. It’s all gone, I’m the only one left. It’s just me and you and no more jokes.”
She said, “I still love you.”
And he laughed and said, “That was a good one.” Then he wept again.”
― Nona the Ninth
She said, “I still love you.”
And he laughed and said, “That was a good one.” Then he wept again.”
― Nona the Ninth
Axel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Axel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
430 books
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45 friends
100 books
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38 friends
947 books
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3 friends
125 books
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63 friends
499 books
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223 friends
122 books
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10 friends
653 books
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17 friends
62 books
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9 friends
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