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“X and I were only good at the feeling of love, not the behavior. Which is like knowing how to dive, but not how to swim.”
― My Own Devices: True Stories from the Road on Music, Science, and Senseless Love
― My Own Devices: True Stories from the Road on Music, Science, and Senseless Love
“I'm so unimpressed by people. Even irritated by them. At times even disgusted by them.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I take a longer look at the words on her headstone.
Brave, kind, loyal, sweet, loving, graceful, strong, thoughtful, funny, genuine, hopeful, playful, insightful, and on and on…
Was she, though? Was she any of those things? The words make me angry. I can’t look at them any longer.
Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them?”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
Brave, kind, loyal, sweet, loving, graceful, strong, thoughtful, funny, genuine, hopeful, playful, insightful, and on and on…
Was she, though? Was she any of those things? The words make me angry. I can’t look at them any longer.
Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them?”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them?”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I was conditioned to believe any boundary I wanted was a betrayal of her, so I stayed silent. Cooperative.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
Dessa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Dessa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
943 books
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23 friends
487 books
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39 friends
603 books
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60 friends
374 books
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55 friends
0 books
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98 friends
44 books
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162 friends
1,236 books
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205 friends
92 books
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188 friends
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Favorite Genres
Biography, Classics, Crime, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, and Travel
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