“A lion does not flinch at laughter coming from a hyena. A gorilla does not budge from a banana thrown at it by a monkey. A nightingale does not stop singing its beautiful song at the intrusion of an annoying woodpecker.”
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“There are all these moments you don't think you will survive. And then you survive.”
― Two Boys Kissing
― Two Boys Kissing
“But at times I wondered if I had not come a long way only to find that what I really sought was something I had left behind.”
― Into Thin Air
― Into Thin Air
“Perhaps even people you like and admire immensely can make you see the World in ways you would rather not.”
― Piranesi
― Piranesi
“Any mind that is capable of a real sorrow is capable of good.”
― Uncle Tom’s Cabin
― Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Elvina’s 2025 Year in Books
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