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By the gods, they were so smug. There was something to be said for the egos of mediocre white men.
“Because you are defined not by life's imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them. And because there is joy in embracing - rather than running from - the utter absurdity of life.”
― Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
― Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.”
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“It's like I have a sensor in my head, but she works on a seven-second delay... well-meaning, but perpetually about seven seconds too late to actually do anything to stop the horrific avalanche of shit-you-shouldn't- say-out-loud-but-I-just-did.”
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“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
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“It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good heart whatever they might have to say.”
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able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good heart whatever they might have to say.”
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Leslie’s 2025 Year in Books
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72 friends
166 books
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76 books
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69 friends
282 books
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327 books
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56 friends
895 books
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152 friends
29 books
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25 friends
459 books
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228 friends
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