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“one might almost say that works of literature are like artesian wells, the deeper the suffering, the higher they rise.)”
― In Search of Lost Time
― In Search of Lost Time
“Women of my generation were given the lavish gift of our own agency by feminism—a belief that we could decide for ourselves how we would live, what would become of us.”
― The Rules Do Not Apply
― The Rules Do Not Apply
“I wanted what we all want: everything. We want a mate who feels like family and a lover who is exotic, surprising. We want to be youthful adventurers and middle-aged mothers. We want intimacy and autonomy, safety and stimulation, reassurance and novelty, coziness and thrills. But we can’t have it all.”
― The Rules Do Not Apply
― The Rules Do Not Apply
“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”
― Airman's Odyssey
― Airman's Odyssey
“I wanted what she [her mother] had wanted, what we all want: everything. We want a mate who feels like family and a lover who is exotic, surprising. We want to be youthful adventurers and middle aged mothers. We want intimacy and autonomy, safely and stimulation, reassurance and novelty, coziness and thrills. But we can't have it all.”
― The Rules Do Not Apply
― The Rules Do Not Apply
Olivia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Olivia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Biography, Classics, Cookbooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Memoir, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science fiction, Travel, and Nonfiction
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