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“The writer has little control over personal temperament, none over historical moment, and is only partly in charge of his or her own aesthetic.”
― Nothing to Be Frightened Of
― Nothing to Be Frightened Of
“Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't.”
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“Life … is a bit like reading. … If all your responses to a book have already been duplicated and expanded upon by a professional critic, then what point is there to your reading? Only that it’s yours. Similarly, why live your life? Because it’s yours. But what if such an answer gradually becomes less and less convincing?”
― Flaubert's Parrot
― Flaubert's Parrot
“We live, we die, we are remembered, we are forgotten.”
― Nothing to Be Frightened Of
― Nothing to Be Frightened Of
“Women were brought up to believe that men were the answer. They weren't. They weren't even one of the questions. ”
― A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
― A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
Simeran’s 2024 Year in Books
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