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“He thought that he was sick in his heart if you could be sick in that place.”
― A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
― A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
“He wanted to cry quietly but not for himself: for the words, so beautiful and sad, like music.”
― A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
― A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
“Love her, love her, love her! If she favours you, love her. If she wounds you, love her. If she tears your heart to pieces – and as it gets older and stronger, it will tear deeper – love her, love her, love her!”
― Great Expectations
― Great Expectations
“Baby," I said, "I'm a genius but nobody knows it but me.”
― Factotum
― Factotum
“They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.
But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another's throats.
Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don't have any kids yourself.”
― High Windows
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.
But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another's throats.
Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don't have any kids yourself.”
― High Windows
Isabel’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Isabel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
270 books
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23 friends
993 books
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10 friends
220 books
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15 friends
359 books
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124 friends
791 books
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47 friends
349 books
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43 friends
293 books
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63 friends
66 books
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17 friends
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