“I started to make a literary being of myself, someone who lives as if her experiences were to be written down someday.”
― Mémoire de fille
― Mémoire de fille
“The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“All aesthetic judgment is really cultural evaluation.”
― Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963
― Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963
“I don't know what it is like to not have deep emotions. Even when I feel nothing, I feel it completely”
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ala’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at ala’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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