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The Road

by Cormac McCarthy

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May 26, 2026 06:22PM

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Where the Heart Is

by Billie Letts

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Jennie’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures

How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler

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It wasn’t exactly that I wanted to die but that ceasing to exist (and being reverently mourned) felt more tangible to me than what I had been told I should want.

The Trees

by Percival Everett

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Notes on Grief

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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“A tragic woman hooks into an ain't-shit man, or worse-- let's him hook into her. He will drag her until he tires. He will climb atop her shoulders and her body will sag from the weight of loving him,”
― Britt Bennett

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“This is how we reveal ourselves: these tiny flashes of discomfort, the reactions we can’t hide.”
― Christina Lauren, Autoboyography

tags: autoboyography, lgbtq, tanner

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“If I can save a few lives, I'm going to feel much better about myself when this war finally ends. Or if I die, I'll be able to face the Lord.”
― Dean Hughes

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“My dad says he has doubts all the time, but he doesn't allow them to question that moment when he was nineteen.”
― Elna Baker, The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance: A Memoir

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“Oh, Elna, how can you be with someone who loves you in spite of the very best things about you?”
― Elna Baker, The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance: A Memoir

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