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“It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
“Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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“That sometimes human beings have to just sit in one place and, like, hurt. That you will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do. That there is such a thing as raw, unalloyed, agendaless kindness. That it is possible to fall asleep during an anxiety attack. That concentrating on anything is very hard work.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“Eventually something you love is going to be taken away. And then you will fall to the floor crying. And then, however much later, it is finally happening to you: you’re falling to the floor crying thinking, “I am falling to the floor crying,” but there’s an element of the ridiculous to it — you knew it would happen and, even worse, while you’re on the floor crying you look at the place where the wall meets the floor and you realize you didn’t paint it very well.”
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Kate’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kate’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,459 books
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167 friends
175 books
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136 friends
302 books
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132 friends
1,538 books
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159 friends
80 books
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62 friends
214 books
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34 friends
561 books
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231 friends
204 books
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25 friends
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