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“I’ve only ever known myself in song, between notes, in that place where language won’t suffice but the drums might, might speak for us, might speak for what is on our hearts.”
― Small Worlds
― Small Worlds
“Americans are very protective of their children, maybe because it's the only country in the world with the cultural practice of school shootings.”
― The Coin
― The Coin
“Their eyes searched silently for any sign of life, waiting for some flock of egrets to slingshot out from the bushes, waiting for a single mulletfish to brush the river’s crest, even hoping for a distant whiff of cow dung. Even shit has life in it, after all.”
― Hungry Ghosts
― Hungry Ghosts
“When does a war end? When can I say your name and have it mean only your name and not what you left behind?”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“I am a refugee, an asylum-seeker. These are not simple words, even if habit of hearing them makes them seem so.”
― By the Sea
― By the Sea
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Ian’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ian’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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