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The thing is, unless you get married, buy a house, build an important career, and/or have children, the narrative arc for a thirtysomething woman sort of sputters and stalls.
“There's something about first love, isn't there? she said. It's untouchable to those who played no part in it. But it's the measure of all that follows.”
― Tin Man
― Tin Man
“I barricaded myself and stared out the window, without seeing anything but my own unhappiness.”
― The Loser
― The Loser
“And I remember thinking, how cruel it was that our plans were out there somewhere. Another version of our future, out there somewhere, in perpetual orbit.”
― Tin Man
― Tin Man
“The hysteric, whose body is transformed into a theatre for forgotten scenes, relives the past, bearing witness to a lost childhood that survived in suffering.”
― The Newly Born Woman
― The Newly Born Woman
“I said to him that just because you can’t remember, doesn’t mean the past isn’t out there. All those precious moments are still there somewhere.”
― Tin Man
― Tin Man
sm’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at sm’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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475 books
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231 books
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78 books
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