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“The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.”
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“I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.”
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“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”
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“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”
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“I am the most tired woman in the world. I am tired when I get up. Life requires an effort I cannot make. Please give me that heavy book. I need to put something heavy like that on top of my head. I have to place my feet under the pillows always, so as to be able to stay on earth. Otherwise I feel myself going away, going away at a tremendous speed, on account of my lightness. I know that I am dead. As soon as I utter a phrase my sincerity dies, becomes a lie whose coldness chills me. Don't say anything, because I see that you understand me, and I am afraid of your understanding. I have such a fear of finding another like myself, and such a desire to find one! I am so utterly lonely, but I also have such a fear that my isolation be broken through, and I no longer be the head and ruler of my universe. I am in great terror of your understanding by which you penetrate into my world; and then I stand revealed and I have to share my kingdom with you.”
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Jenney’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jenney’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
852 books
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36 friends
1 book
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200 friends
0 books
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303 friends
9 books
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32 friends
3 books
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33 friends
47 books
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29 friends
0 books
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82 friends
1 book
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4 friends
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