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“There are many things from which I might have derived good by which I have not profited, I dare say,”
“There was no alarm, it was just the sound one's own ears make in silence, churning.”
― All Fours
― All Fours
“The law of sexual assault spins on the wrong axis. A woman’s experience of sexual assault does not fit the male-defined system of truth, so it cannot be truth, and therefore there cannot be justice.”
― Prima Facie
― Prima Facie
“But Del thought, perhaps, that people should be held to a higher standard than nice, and that Jeanne fell far short of that. Del's was the kind of standard that made you cut worthless people out of your life and avoid frauds, assholes and cowards...”
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“My brother was the giant and I was a gnome. I was all the gnomes. I was way too much. And still, I hadn't been enough.”
― What I'd Rather Not Think About
― What I'd Rather Not Think About
“Sommermittag am See
Der Mittag träumt. Der See bewegt sich träge.
Im einsam weißen Haus klagt das Klavier.
Die Uhr macht langsam ihre Stundenschläge.
Auf heißem Stein sonnt sich ein Katzentier.
Im Strandbad lassen sich die Menschen schmoren,
es riecht so sommerlich nach Holz und Teer.
Man fühlt sich ohne Pflichten, weltverloren,
und spürt den nahen Süden und sein Meer.”
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Der Mittag träumt. Der See bewegt sich träge.
Im einsam weißen Haus klagt das Klavier.
Die Uhr macht langsam ihre Stundenschläge.
Auf heißem Stein sonnt sich ein Katzentier.
Im Strandbad lassen sich die Menschen schmoren,
es riecht so sommerlich nach Holz und Teer.
Man fühlt sich ohne Pflichten, weltverloren,
und spürt den nahen Süden und sein Meer.”
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My Buzzword-A-thon 2025
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Buzzwordathon
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The Buzzword Readathon (#buzzwordathon) is a monthly readathon, running the first week of each month (1st through 7th). Each month will have a designa ...more
Polly’s 2025 Year in Books
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