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Marissa Murphy
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“we are all children who lose our parents, all of us, every man and woman and boy and girl, and we too will all be lost by those who come after us and love us, and this loss unites humanity, unites every human being, the temporary nature of our being-ness, and our shared sorrow, the heartache we each carry and yet too often refuse to acknowledge in one another,”
― Exit West
― Exit West
“I take pleasure in my transformations. I look quiet and consistent, but few know how many women there are in me.”
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“As I climbed out of the tub and shook my hair dry, I told myself: Maybe in a different life. Isn’t that interesting? As if I had more than one.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“But to have that fun, I had to climb down from Martyrdom Mountain. I had to allow myself one less thing to sigh about. I had to ask for help. I had to sacrifice some of my moral high ground, perhaps lose a few points in the She Who Suffers Most competition. I think we are only bitter about other people’s joy in direct proportion to our commitment to keep joy from ourselves. The more often I do things I want to do, the less bitter I am at people for doing what they want to do.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
Marissa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Marissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,035 books
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98 friends
446 books
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27 friends
117 books
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38 friends
618 books
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82 friends
751 books
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61 friends
2,634 books
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104 friends
435 books
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87 friends
337 books
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33 friends
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