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“Age is a peculiar kind of thief. It slips up on you and steps inside your skin and is so quiet and methodical in its work that you never realize it has stolen your youth until you look into the mirror one morning and see a man you don't recognize.”
― Creole Belle
― Creole Belle
“I also believe my home state is cursed by ignorance and poverty and racism, much of it deliberately inculcated to control a vulnerable electorate. And I believe many of the politicians in Louisiana are among the most stomach-churning examples of white trash and venality I have ever known. To me, the fact that large numbers of people find them humorously picaresque is mind numbing, on a level with telling fond tales of one's rapist.”
― Creole Belle
― Creole Belle
“Money can't buy happiness but it'll sure keep a mess of grief off your front porch.”
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“Hackberry Holland's greatest fear was his fellow man's propensity to act collectively, in militaristic lockstep, under the banner of God and country. Mobs did not rush across town to do good deeds, and in Hackberry's view, there was no more odious taint on any social or political endeavor than universal approval.”
― Feast Day of Fools
― Feast Day of Fools
Donna’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Donna’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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46 friends
554 books
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7 friends
1,386 books
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13 friends
35 books
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4 friends
640 books
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22 friends
5 books
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14 friends
256 books
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107 friends
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