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“even now, there are young people laboring under this system, being told that their dreams of being a writer, or an artist, or even just an educated person, hinge on their ability to sit still in a square box, when, for so many of us, it hinges on the opposite.”
― The Message
― The Message
“Well, some worlds are built on a fault line of pain, held up by nightmares. Don’t lament when those worlds fall. Rage that they were built doomed in the first place.”
― The Stone Sky
― The Stone Sky
“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Not one of us was here when this house was built. Our immediate ancestors may have had nothing to do with it, but here we are, the current occupants of a property with stress cracks and bowed walls and fissures built into the foundation. We are the heirs to whatever is right or wrong with it. We did not erect the uneven pillars or joists, but they are ours to deal with now. And any further deterioration is, in fact, on our hands.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Maureen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maureen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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87 friends
1,625 books
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95 friends
656 books
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130 friends
963 books
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18 friends
170 books
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102 friends
174 books
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53 friends
379 books
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114 friends
279 books
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66 friends
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