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“I
think that the
world should be full of cats and full of rain, that's all, just
cats and
rain, rain and cats, very nice, good
night.”
― Betting on the Muse: Poems & Stories
think that the
world should be full of cats and full of rain, that's all, just
cats and
rain, rain and cats, very nice, good
night.”
― Betting on the Muse: Poems & Stories
“We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”
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“Something else is hurting you—that’s why you need pot or whiskey, or whips and rubber suits, or screaming music turned so fucking loud you can’t think.”
― Tales of Ordinary Madness
― Tales of Ordinary Madness
“people run from rain but
sit
in bathtubs full of
water.”
― The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966
sit
in bathtubs full of
water.”
― The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966
“nobody can save you but yourself and you’re worth saving. it’s a war not easily won but if anything is worth winning then this is it.”
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Vanessa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Vanessa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Contemporary, Fiction, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Science, and Self help
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