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“Did I get lonely? Of course, but those bouts of loneliness passed quickly, and I could always find comfort in my own company. Alice told me this is a strength that many people don’t have. The need for conformity and for the attention of others can lead to a life of misery.”
― The Berry Pickers
― The Berry Pickers
“Apparently, when Walter Cronkite reported on the Tet carnage, he’d said—on air—“What the hell is going on? I thought we were winning the war.”
― The Women
― The Women
“Some things don’t bear the weight of words. That’s the problem with your generation, you all want to talk, talk, talk. What is the point?”
― The Women
― The Women
“At the time, I thought my life couldn’t get any worse. Here’s some advice: Don’t ever think that.”
― Demon Copperhead
― Demon Copperhead
“I found it strange that no word exists for a parent who loses a child. If children lose their parents, they are orphans. If a husband loses his wife, he’s a widower. But there’s no word for a parent who loses a child. I’ve come to believe that the event is just too big, too monstrous, too overwhelming for words. No word could ever describe the feeling, so we leave it unsaid.”
― The Berry Pickers
― The Berry Pickers
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Astrida’s 2025 Year in Books
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