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“They cannot scare me with their empty spaces
Between stars—on stars where no human race is.
I have it in me so much nearer home
To scare myself with my own desert places.”
― The Poetry of Robert Frost
Between stars—on stars where no human race is.
I have it in me so much nearer home
To scare myself with my own desert places.”
― The Poetry of Robert Frost
“You know I'm old in some ways-in others-well, I'm just a little girl. I like sunshine and pretty things and cheerfulness-and I dread responsibility.”
― This Side of Paradise
― This Side of Paradise
“Between Ennui and Ecstasy unwinds our whole experience of time.”
― All Gall is Divided: Aphorisms
― All Gall is Divided: Aphorisms
“A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.”
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“under the present brutal and primitive conditions on this planet, every person you meet should be regarded as one of the walking wounded. we have never seen a man or woman not slightly deranged by either anxiety or grief. we have never seen a totally sane human being.”
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Tan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Tan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,722 books
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51 friends
469 books
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46 friends
108 books
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244 books
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122 friends
240 books
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70 friends
354 books
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61 friends
344 books
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113 friends
126 books
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19 friends
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