“At what point does a girl turn into prey?”
― Being Lolita
― Being Lolita
“People will risk everything for a little bit of something beautiful.”
― My Dark Vanessa
― My Dark Vanessa
“Come and be worshiped, come and be caressed, 270 My dark Vanessa, crimson-barred, my blest
My Admirable butterfly! Explain
How could you, in the gloam of Lilac Lane,
Have let uncouth, hysterical John Shade
Blubber your face, and ear, and shoulder blade?”
― Pale Fire
My Admirable butterfly! Explain
How could you, in the gloam of Lilac Lane,
Have let uncouth, hysterical John Shade
Blubber your face, and ear, and shoulder blade?”
― Pale Fire
“I wonder about things like fate, how sometimes things are just chosen for you, how women are chosen to endure suffering.”
― Being Lolita
― Being Lolita
“Doing the Unrealistic Is Easier Than Doing the Realistic”
― The 4-Hour Workweek
― The 4-Hour Workweek
Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
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