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East of Eden

by John Steinbeck

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read in January 2020

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tegan said: " "i feel that i am a man. and i feel that a man is a very important thing - maybe more important than a star. this is not theology. i have no bent towards gods. but i have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. it is a lovely and u ...more "

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tegan’s Quotes

“That is one thing gods and mortals share. When we are young, we think ourselves the first to have each feeling in the world.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“I thought: I cannot bear this world a moment longer. Then, child, make another.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“I am tired of having hands
she said
I want wings —

But what will you do without your hands
to be human?

I am tired of human
she said
I want to live on the sun —”
― Louise Glück, Averno

tags: human, liberty, sun, wings

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“Need was Adam’s baseline, his resting pulse. Love was a privilege. Adam was privileged; he did not want to give it up. He wanted to remember again and again how it felt.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

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“Please never forget that the sun rises and sets with your smile. At least to me it does. You’re the only thing on this planet worth worshipping.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

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