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“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.”
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“Life is too short and love is too long.”
― Nona the Ninth
― Nona the Ninth
“The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty: not knowing what comes next.”
― The Left Hand of Darkness
― The Left Hand of Darkness
“The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist; a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.”
― The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
― The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Iona’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Iona’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
132 books
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12 friends
527 books
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98 friends
38 books
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4 friends
1 book
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3 friends
74 books
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3 friends
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