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Maureen

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Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1)

by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author)

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My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew

by Abigail Pogrebin

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"so far so good. some new perspectives on Yom Kippur. got me through my fast 👍" — Sep 21, 2026 09:29PM

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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)

by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author)

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"currently reading in the sense that I’m listening to it on audiobook before bed and promptly falling asleep. check back in 4-8 months when I decide to read it for real" — Aug 16, 2026 09:26PM

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Maureen’s Notes & Highlights

Notes on Infinity by Austin Taylor

4 highlights

“I don’t want to live forever,” Jack said, closing his eyes. “I just don’t want to die.”

Daisy Jones & The Six

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

7 highlights
Homegoing

by Yaa Gyasi

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Maureen’s Quotes

“I know he likes me. Of course I flatter him dreadfully. I find a strange pleasure in saying things to him that I know I shall be sorry for having said.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: blame, guilt

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“I am made of memories.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

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“Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“Youth is the only thing worth having. When I find that I am growing old, I shall kill myself.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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