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Dangerous things, wishes. Sometimes they come to you when you call. Sometimes they fly away after biting you.”
“You know, song lyrics are something we never leave behind,” I say. “We carry them with us even when other memories fade.”
― The Warbler
― The Warbler
“Enjoy today. Let tomorrow be. It’s the only piece of all of this we get to choose.”
― The Warbler
― The Warbler
“rare is something even more desirable. Understanding. There is no point in being loved if you are not understood. They are simply loving an idea of you they have in their mind. They are in love with love. They are in love with their loving. To be understood. And not only that, but to be understood and appreciated once understood. That is what matters.”
― The Life Impossible
― The Life Impossible
“This bus smells like stale coffee and peanut butter, mixed with the familiar odors of exhaust and urine that have seeped into the plastic upholstery of every bus I’ve ever been on. I have a window seat, which is the way I like it. I watch the houses flicker by and imagine the lives of the people who live in them. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, friends. I try to guess who is lonely and who wishes they were, based on only a glimpse:”
― The Warbler
― The Warbler
“But that is how we beat death. We beat death by living while we are here. Death may be infinite, but, as we know, infinity is a relative concept. We can create a bigger infinity out of life. By feeling. And every day I feel. I feel deeply and intensely and what I feel is gratitude.”
― The Life Impossible
― The Life Impossible
Jo’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jo’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
374 books
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11 friends
669 books
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126 friends
704 books
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5 friends
144 books
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94 books
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14 friends
132 books
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10 friends
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