“A line is a fuse
that's lit.
The line smolders,
the rhyme explodes—
and by a stanza
a city
is blown to bits.”
―
that's lit.
The line smolders,
the rhyme explodes—
and by a stanza
a city
is blown to bits.”
―
“I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.
When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.”
― Poems New and Collected
the first syllable already belongs to the past.
When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.”
― Poems New and Collected
Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
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Art, Chick-lit, Comics, Crime, Ebooks, Erotica, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Horror, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Poetry, Romance, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult
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