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“They defined gay and lesbian identities not only as forms of desire but also as political affiliations that could create the conditions of possibility to set desire free.”
― Lavender and Red: Liberation and Solidarity in the Gay and Lesbian Left
― Lavender and Red: Liberation and Solidarity in the Gay and Lesbian Left
“Embarrassed and almost quickly because sometimes I feel that my mourning is merely a susceptibility to emotion.
But all my life haven’t I been just that: moved?”
― Mourning Diary: October 26, 1977–September 15, 1979
But all my life haven’t I been just that: moved?”
― Mourning Diary: October 26, 1977–September 15, 1979
“This must be the hardest bit about being a spy, she thought. The emotion people store in you, like a bad investment. You feel like you are robbing people of something.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“Did you know people get rich off of sadness? I want to meet the millionaire of American sadness. I want to look him in the eye, shake his hand, and say, 'it's been an honor to serve my country.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“All of us have had the experience of a sudden joy that came when nothing in the world had forewarned us of its coming-- a joy so thrilling that if it was born of misery we remembered even the misery with tenderness.”
― A Guide for Grown-Ups: Essential Wisdom from the Collected Works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
― A Guide for Grown-Ups: Essential Wisdom from the Collected Works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Ali’s 2025 Year in Books
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