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Lisa
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“You normally have to be bashed about a bit by life to see the point of daffodils, sunsets and uneventful nice days.”
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“The more familiar two people become, the more the language they speak together departs from that of the ordinary, dictionary-defined discourse. Familiarity creates a new language, an in-house language of intimacy that carries reference to the story the two lovers are weaving together and that cannot be readily understood by others.”
― On Love
― On Love
“It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“Life is unjust and this is what makes it so beautiful. Every day is a gift. Be brave and take hold of it.”
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“Rather than teasing the buyers, we may blame the society in which they lived for setting up a situation where the purchase of ornate cabinets felt psychologically necessary and rewarding, where respect was dependent on baroque displays. Rather than a tale of greed, the history of luxury could more accurately be read as a record of emotional trauma. It is the legacy of those who have felt pressured by the disdain of others to add an extraordinary amount to their bare selves in order to signal that they too may lay a claim to love.”
― Status Anxiety
― Status Anxiety
Lisa’s 2025 Year in Books
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