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“He wanted too much of one feeling—and I guess his heart gave out because of it. I don’t
think we’re made to hold too much of any one thing.”
― The Emperor of Gladness
think we’re made to hold too much of any one thing.”
― The Emperor of Gladness
“It may seem strange that people who have already attained a position of power through violence invest so much time in justifying their plunder with words. But even plunderers are human beings whose violent ambitions must contend with the guilt that gnaws at them when they meet the eyes of their victims. And so a story must be told, one that raises a wall between themselves and those they seek to throttle and rob.”
― The Message
― The Message
“Nothing is so privileged as thinking history belongs to the past.”
― Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
― Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
“Even the word itself, human, means flawed. It means everything is technically correct but some unanticipated trouble has fouled it up. If the assignment had been to be human, to fail, then I succeeded. But if it was to create a comprehensive document of life on Earth, I was always doomed. Language is pitiable when weighed against experience.”
― Beautyland
― Beautyland
“This is perhaps why people get together in the first place. The sharing of time. The sharing of the responsibility of anchoring oneself in the world. Life is less terrible when you can just rest for a moment, put everything down and wait without having to worry about being washed away. People take each other’s hands and they hold on as tight as they can, they hold on to each other and to themselves, and when they let go, they can because they know that the other person will not.”
― Real Life
― Real Life
Haley’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Haley’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
457 books
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34 friends
432 books
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5 friends
565 books
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21 friends
1,345 books
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57 friends
573 books
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425 friends
67 books
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16 friends
64 books
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3 friends
737 books
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7 friends
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