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“There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“They love their hair because they're not smart enough to love something more interesting.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“And I guess I realized at that moment that I really did love her. Because there was nothing to gain, and that didn't matter.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“The most insidious of the premature responsibilities that may be foisted onto some children is the expectation that the child is somehow supposed to take care of his parents, rather than the other way around. Parents who were themselves raised with too little attention given to their own early feelings, if they have not worked out the resulting emotional problems in subsequent years, often look forward to having children of their own so that the children will make them happy. (81)”
― If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! The Pilgrimage of Psychotherapy Patients
― If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! The Pilgrimage of Psychotherapy Patients
“We are all going, I thought, and it applies to turtles and turtlenecks, Alaska the girl and Alaska the place, because nothing can last, not even the earth itself. The Buddha said that suffering was caused by desire, we'd learned, and that the cessation of desire meant the cessation of suffering. When you stopped wishing things wouldn't fall apart, you'd stop suffering when they did.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
Andrew’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Andrew’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
158 books
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76 friends
527 books
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246 friends
199 books
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94 friends
1,023 books
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19 friends
1,205 books
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83 friends
11 books
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86 friends
823 books
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34 friends
182 books
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3 friends
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