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“The old gods may be great, but they are neither kind nor merciful. They are fickle, unsteady as moonlight on water, or shadows in a storm. If you insist on calling them, take heed: be careful what you ask for, be willing to pay the price.”
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“I'm putting my place in the universe into perspective.
I'm stardust.
I'm golden brown.
I'm just one small bit in a vast expanse.”
― Counting by 7s
I'm stardust.
I'm golden brown.
I'm just one small bit in a vast expanse.”
― Counting by 7s
“We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out—and we have only just begun.”
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“And just being there is ninety-nine percent of what matters when your world falls apart”
― Counting by 7s
― Counting by 7s
“Now I think it’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child—What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“People like to say being gay isn't like skin color, isn't anything physical. They tell us we always have the option of hiding.
But if that's true, why do they always find us?”
― Two Boys Kissing
But if that's true, why do they always find us?”
― Two Boys Kissing
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Katy Jean’s 2025 Year in Books
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