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“Girls get under each other's skin. We get too close, too attached, too crazy, and then we can't let go. Our claws sink too deep. When we separate, we tear each other apart.”
― Black Iris
― Black Iris
“Angels trying to scar themselves, bored of perfection.”
― Black Iris
― Black Iris
“The whole summer was inside of us.”
― Black Iris
― Black Iris
“The greater part of me knew it couldn’t be real, but the hopeful part, which is more concentrated and condensed, rich in nine essential delusions, thought: It’s not all in your head.”
― Black Iris
― Black Iris
“He looked at me in a way that felt like being touched, like a blind man seeing with his fingers, mapping my bones and skin in his mind. I felt weirdly exposed. Seen.
“It’s not what you think,” he said.
“What do I think?”
“I’m not that good. I can’t read minds.”
Then read my body, I thought, but he only smiled.
“Tell me something.” He leaned closer, his voice raspy at the edges, charred. “If you hate human connection so much, why come with us?”
Because I don’t hate it. I hate how much I need it.
Because you’re the ones I was waiting for.”
― Black Iris
“It’s not what you think,” he said.
“What do I think?”
“I’m not that good. I can’t read minds.”
Then read my body, I thought, but he only smiled.
“Tell me something.” He leaned closer, his voice raspy at the edges, charred. “If you hate human connection so much, why come with us?”
Because I don’t hate it. I hate how much I need it.
Because you’re the ones I was waiting for.”
― Black Iris
Afnan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Afnan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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155 friends
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126 friends
1,406 books
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2,025 books
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462 friends
200 books
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243 friends
560 books
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791 friends
1,226 books
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146 friends
634 books
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133 friends
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