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By the sixteenth century, giving gifts on Nicholas’s Day was so common that Martin Luther – in an effort to diminish the importance of saint’s days – was insisting that everyone should only be giving presents on Christmas Day.
“This book is dedicated to Klonopin.”
― We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.
― We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.
“Answers came when they damn well wanted to come, which was sometimes not at all. Answers were, in that respect, like cats.”
― On Earth as It Is on Television
― On Earth as It Is on Television
“It reminded me of a bad breakup, when you wake up devastated the next morning and realize that the only person who could possibly offer you comfort is the one person you just agreed never to speak to again.”
― Competitive Grieving
― Competitive Grieving
“she wonders if this is what feeling old really means—not just a physical deterioration, but an interpersonal. A growing silence caused by the people you most love, who have shaped you and defined your world, going on ahead into whatever comes after.”
― Recursion
― Recursion
“you have always believed that pity is the most offensive of feelings. Pity is destruction wearing a mask of sympathy.”
― Notes on an Execution
― Notes on an Execution
Leslie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Leslie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
945 books
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27 friends
2,829 books
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1,649 friends
1,441 books
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173 friends
30,098 books
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4,085 friends
647 books
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45 friends
1,384 books
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213 friends
394 books
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8 friends
2,773 books
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113 friends
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