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Pure Colour
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After God created the heavens and the earth, he stood back to contemplate creation, like a painter standing back from the canvas.
“I’ve been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“That's the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.”
― Women
― Women
“in that drunken place
you would
like to hand your heart to her
and say
touch it
but then
give it back.”
― The People Look Like Flowers at Last
you would
like to hand your heart to her
and say
touch it
but then
give it back.”
― The People Look Like Flowers at Last
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, "This is what it is to be happy.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.”
― Women
― Women
Jen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
410 books
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249 friends
424 books
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5 friends
717 books
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14 friends
444 books
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71 friends
62 books
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287 books
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32 friends
177 books
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37 friends
257 books
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57 friends
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