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Melinda
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“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
― Circe
― Circe
“I am interested in people who swim in the deep end. I want to have conversations about real things with people who have experienced real things. I’m tired of talking about movies and gossiping about friends. Life is crunchy and complicated and all the more delicious.”
― Yes Please
― Yes Please
“The moon makes love
to the ocean
and
in this holy conception it gives birth
to a little tide.”
― dead, but dreaming
to the ocean
and
in this holy conception it gives birth
to a little tide.”
― dead, but dreaming
“I moonbathed diligently, as others sunbathe.”
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“But Wordsworth stuck with me when he said, “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity.” This book is a spontaneous overflow in the middle of chaos, not tranquillity. So it’s not a poem to you. It’s a half poem. It’s a “po.” It’s a Poehler po. Wordsworth also said that the best part of a person’s life is “his little, nameless, unremembered, acts of kindness and of love.” I look forward to reading a book one day in which someone lists mine. I feel like I may have failed to do so. Either way, it’s obvious I am currently on a Wordsworth kick and this should give you literary confidence as you read Yes Please. The”
― Yes Please
― Yes Please
Melinda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melinda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,853 books
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790 friends
318 books
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104 friends
507 books
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91 friends
105 books
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4,821 friends
1,568 books
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247 friends
115 books
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49 friends
162 books
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101 friends
1,223 books
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89 friends
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