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Joni
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When there’s no room for human agency, there’s no room for moral responsibility either.
“Mine has been a life of much shame. I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.”
― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
“So this—
This is agony.
This is what they talk about when they talk about heartbreak. I thought I knew what it was like before. I thought I knew, with perfect clarity, what it felt like to have my heart broken, but now—now I finally understand.”
― Restore Me
This is agony.
This is what they talk about when they talk about heartbreak. I thought I knew what it was like before. I thought I knew, with perfect clarity, what it felt like to have my heart broken, but now—now I finally understand.”
― Restore Me
“It is hungry, it it immortal. Worse, it knows nothing of whim.”
― House of Leaves
― House of Leaves
“Whenever I was asked what I wanted my first impulse was to answer "Nothing." The thought went through my mind that it didn't make any difference, that nothing was going to make me happy.”
― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
“Or perhaps it was simply that things were happening inside her, terrible things, which no one else could even guess at, and thus it was impossible for her to engage with everyday life at the same time. If so, she would naturally have no energy left, not just for curiosity or interest but indeed for any meaningful response to all the humdrum minutiae that went on on the surface.”
― The Vegetarian
― The Vegetarian
Joni’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Joni’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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5,000 friends
755 books
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568 books
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465 books
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1,000 books
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963 books
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527 books
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128 books
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