Deborah
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I’ve learned, only recently, that just because a question is asked doesn’t mean you have to answer it.
“where—like so many men before him—he slept with only a coverless duvet and a Pulp Fiction poster.”
― Famesick
― Famesick
“but I’m philosophical. I’m really into this idea that my ethical code doesn’t have to come from any doctrine. There is no intrinsic right or wrong, only what’s right or wrong for me.”
― Blue Sisters
― Blue Sisters
“Once saw her nod respectfully at a TINY JADE SPOON in the British Museum.”
― Good Material
― Good Material
“It disturbs him that there’s something feminine beneath the brutal aura she takes great care to give off. There’s something admirable in her artificial indifference. There’s something about her he’d like to break.”
― Tender Is the Flesh
― Tender Is the Flesh
“He was taking it surprisingly well. People just like to feel seen.”
― Famesick
― Famesick
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Deborah’s 2025 Year in Books
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