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“The poached egg on your plate at breakfast is not dirt. The poached egg on page 202 of the Greek lexicon in the library of the British Museum is dirt.”
― Norma Jeane Baker of Troy
― Norma Jeane Baker of Troy
“Being a young girl is always a cute trick. It leaves nothing to be desired and it is easy. I feel as though becoming a woman is like a long tradition of going through things and coming out strong, but I am tired and weary!”
― Happy Hour
― Happy Hour
“The seeds of love have taken hold and if we won't burn together I'll burn alone.”
― The Rules of Attraction
― The Rules of Attraction
“It felt ominous to me - the aestheticized girliness, infatuation and weakness.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“The centre of the world is no longer where she is but where her beloved is; all roads leave from and lead to his house. She uses his words and repeats his gestures, adopts his maniacs and tics. 'I am Heathcliff,' says Catherine in Wuthering Heights; this is the cry of all women in love; she is another incarnation of the beloved, his reflection, his double: she is he. She lets her own world flounder in contingence. She lives in his universe.”
― The Second Sex
― The Second Sex
Mila’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mila’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
78 books
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70 friends
4 books
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28 friends
1,436 books
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154 friends
214 books
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28 friends
140 books
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60 friends
91 books
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22 friends
1,252 books
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328 friends
296 books
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54 friends
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