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Book cover for Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones, #2)

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones, #2) by Helen Fielding

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Reminded me of when was fifteen and walking along lonely backstreet into town and man started following me then grabbed my arm. Turned to look at attacker in alarm. At time was v. thin in tight jeans. Also, however, had winged spectacles ...more

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“I think to myself, It is terrifying to be visible, and then I think, I have been waiting all my life to be seen.”
― Zeyn Joukhadar, The Thirty Names of Night

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“Ellwood held out an enthusiastic thumbs up.”
― Alice Winn, In Memoriam

tags: iykyk

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“The thing about humanity is that it’s always worse than the worst you can imagine.”
― Gabino Iglesias, The Devil Takes You Home

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“You know, because sometimes God is your copilot, but it’s the Devil who takes you home.”
― Gabino Iglesias, The Devil Takes You Home

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“There is a Quichua riddle: El que me nombra, me rompe. Whatever names me, breaks me. The solution, your course, is "silence." But the truth is, anyone who knows your name can break you in two.”
― Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House

tags: naming, ownership, power, vulnerability, weakness

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