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“One of poetry’s great effects, through its emphasis upon feeling, association, music and image — things we recognize and respond to even before we understand why — is to guide us toward the part of ourselves so deeply buried that it borders upon the collective.
"Staying Human: Poetry in the Age of Technology”
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"Staying Human: Poetry in the Age of Technology”
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“I am seized by two contradictory feelings: there is so much beauty in the world it is incredible that we are ever miserable for a moment; there is so much shit in the world that it is incredible we are ever happy for a moment.”
― Feel Free: Essays
― Feel Free: Essays
“Because the sunset, like survival, exists only on the verge of its own disappearing. To be gorgeous, you must first be seen, but to be seen allows you to be hunted.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“If anybody asks, 'Can you do this job? Can you handle it?' you tell 'em 'Absolutely.' By the time they find out that you can't, you'll have already learned, and the job'll be yours. And who knows, it might just turn out to be the opportunity of a lifetime.”
― The Plot Against America
― The Plot Against America
“Lives interweave with other lives, and out of the tapestry arise hints at answers to questions that raze to the bone of life: What are the building blocks of character, of contentment, of lasting achievement? How does a person come into self-possession and sovereignty of mind against the tide of convention and unreasoning collectivism? Does genius suffice for happiness, does distinction, does love?”
― Figuring
― Figuring
Ruby’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ruby’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
200 books
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50 friends
322 books
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31 friends
1,199 books
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59 friends
1,576 books
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167 friends
678 books
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90 friends
633 books
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17 friends
854 books
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56 friends
723 books
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169 friends
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