In my memory, the picture has a Vermeer-like quality, a camera obscura sharpness. I remember thinking, You must remember this, because what was falling on my retina was precious.
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“We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster than we should that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to feel nothing so as not to feel anything - what a waste!”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
“Tradition is the crown of the tyrant.”
― Golden Son
― Golden Son
“Friendships take minutes to make, moments to break, years to repair.”
― Golden Son
― Golden Son
“I will die. You will die. We will all die and the universe will carry on without care. All that we have is that shout into the wind - how we live. How we go. And how we stand before we fall.”
― Golden Son
― Golden Son
“People who read are hiders. They hide who they are. People who hide don’t always like who they are.”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
Ashley’s 2025 Year in Books
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