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“Light is the left hand of darkness
and darkness the right hand of light.
Two are one, life and death, lying
together like lovers in kemmer,
like hands joined together,
like the end and the way.”
― The Left Hand of Darkness
and darkness the right hand of light.
Two are one, life and death, lying
together like lovers in kemmer,
like hands joined together,
like the end and the way.”
― The Left Hand of Darkness
“There was no justice, there was only life. And life she had.”
― The Women's Room
― The Women's Room
“But she continued to wonder what the fish tasted like, so brilliant and vivid pink. Would it taste pink?”
― Her Mother's Daughter
― Her Mother's Daughter
“What is a man, anyway? Everything I see around me in popular culture tells me a man is he who screws and kills. But everything I see around me in life tells me a man is he who makes money.”
― The Women's Room
― The Women's Room
“A man wants his virility regarded. A woman wants her femininity appreciated, however indirect and subtle the indications of regard and appreciation. [Here] one is respected and judged only as a human being. It is an appalling experience.”
― The Left Hand of Darkness
― The Left Hand of Darkness
Pallavi’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Pallavi’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,645 books
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7 friends
1,111 books
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2,296 friends
230 books
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48 friends
2,335 books
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258 friends
485 books
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12 friends
583 books
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94 friends
152 books
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137 friends
303 books
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188 friends
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