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“A good [short story] would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit.”
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“Every day we're told that we live in the greatest country on earth. And it's always stated as an undeniable fact: Leos are born between July 23 and August 22, fitted queen-size sheets measure sixty by eighty inches, and America is the greatest country on earth. Having grown up with this in our ears, it's startling to realize that other countries have nationalistic slogans of their own, none of which are 'We're number two!”
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
“Boys who spent their weekends making banana nut muffins did not, as a rule, excel in the art of hand-to-hand combat.”
― Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
― Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
“On my fifth trip to France I limited myself to the words and phrases that people actually use. From the dog owners I learned "Lie down," "Shut up," and "Who shit on this carpet?" The couple across the road taught me to ask questions correctly, and the grocer taught me to count. Things began to come together, and I went from speaking like an evil baby to speaking like a hillbilly. "Is thems the thoughts of cows?" I'd ask the butcher, pointing to the calves' brains displayed in the front window. "I want me some lamb chop with handles on 'em.”
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
Julie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Julie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
294 books
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25 friends
69 books
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29 friends
702 books
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85 friends
22 books
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3 friends
71 books
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50 friends
42 books
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65 friends
1 book
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28 friends
256 books
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61 friends
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