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Our uneasiness about women controlling their own lives also applies to writing, art, music and other creative pursuits – any form of play. ‘A book is made out of small selfishnesses,’ wrote Claire Dederer in an essay for the Paris Review in
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“Helping other people is a drug so dangerous that there is no cure short of total abstention.”
― Human Voices
― Human Voices
“If only one could clear out one's mind and heart as ruthlessly as one did one's wardrobe.”
― Some Tame Gazelle
― Some Tame Gazelle
“Sometimes people never saw things clearly until it was too late and they no longer had the strength to start again. Or else they forgot their idea along the way and didn't even realize that they had forgotten”
― The Summer Book
― The Summer Book
“I'm beginning to think that maybe it's not just how much you love someone. Maybe what matters is who you are when you're with them.”
― The Accidental Tourist
― The Accidental Tourist
“I think everything in life is art. What you do. How you dress. The way you love someone, and how you talk. Your smile and your personality. What you believe in, and all your dreams. The way you drink your tea. How you decorate your home. Or party. Your grocery list. The food you make. How your writing looks. And the way you feel. Life is art.”
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Lesley’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lesley’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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