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“Lefty, who'd been observing all the ways Greece had been handed down to America, arrived now at where the transmission stopped. In other words: the future. He stepped off to meet it. Desdemona, having no alternative, followed. ”
― Middlesex
― Middlesex
“...and there you have it, another body on the floor surrounded by things that don't mean much to anyone except to the one who can't take any of them along. ”
― House of Leaves
― House of Leaves
“My aunt once said that the world would never find peace until men fell at their women's feet and asked for forgiveness. ”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“In those days you could identify a person's nationality by smell. Lying on her back with eyes closed, Desdemona could detect the telltale oniony aroma of a Hungarian woman on her right, and the raw-meat smell of an Armenian on her left. (And they, in turn, could peg Desdemona as a Hellene by her aroma of garlic and yogurt.)”
― Middlesex
― Middlesex
“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― On the Road
― On the Road
Corinna’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Corinna’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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152 friends
765 books
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60 friends
135 books
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93 friends
798 books
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74 friends
101 books
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61 friends
424 books
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145 friends
158 books
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2 friends
142 books
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160 friends
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