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A state of shock is what happens to us—individually or as a society—when we experience a sudden and unprecedented event for which we do not yet have an adequate explanation. At its essence, a shock is the gap that opens up between event and
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“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
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“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.”
― The Thirteenth Tale
― The Thirteenth Tale
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”
― Music at Night and Other Essays
― Music at Night and Other Essays
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”
― I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon
― I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
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Kate’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kate’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,888 books
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30 friends
418 books
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6 friends
765 books
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66 friends
258 books
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33 friends
496 books
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25 friends
328 books
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22 friends
88 books
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5 friends
55 books
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24 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller
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