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“When I grow up,” he pronounced, “I shall take care to have three really peculiar families at least. I want crowds of mad relatives.”
“Never say 'pull yourself together' or 'cheer up' unless you're also going to provide detailed, foolproof instructions.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“What doesn't kill you very often makes you weaker. What doesn't kill you can leave you limping for the rest of your days. What doesn't kill you can make you scared to leave your house, or even your bedroom, and have you trembling, or mumbling incoherently, or leaning with your head on a window pane, wishing you could return to the time before the thing that didn't kill you.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Do not watch TV aimlessly. Do not go on social media aimlessly. Always be aware of what you are doing, and why you are doing it. Don’t value TV less. Value it more. Then you will watch it less. Unchecked distractions will lead you to distraction.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Read a book without thinking about finishing it. Just read it. Enjoy every word, sentence, and paragraph. Don't wish for it to end, or for it to never end.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Minds have their own weather systems. You are in a hurricane. Hurricanes run out of energy eventually. Hold on.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
Alex’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alex’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
489 books
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2,533 friends
621 books
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4,843 friends
66 books
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8 friends
465 books
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35 friends
330 books
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515 friends
330 books
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50 friends
108 books
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8 friends
218 books
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16 friends
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