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Probably he was thinking what a boring bollix I was. Plenty of people think the same thing. All of them are teenagers, mentally if not physically. Only teenagers think boring is bad. Adults, grown men and women who’ve been around the block
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“I learned you haven't read anything if you've only read something once or twice. Reading things more than twice was the reader version of revision.”
― Heavy
― Heavy
“Writing it all down was purging. Putting those stories on paper took them out of the nightmare realm and made me almost love myself for being able to finally face them. More subtly, it gave me a way to love the people I wrote about—even the ones I had fought with or hated.”
― Trash
― Trash
“Harriet’s mother, Margot, is no fan of gingerbread. She stood alone over her mixing bowl and stirred with the clenched fist of a pugilist.”
― Gingerbread
― Gingerbread
“And don’t fight when you’re angry. Think when you’re angry. Write when you’re angry. Read when you’re angry.”
― Heavy
― Heavy
“His diet over a period of twenty-four hours included two packs of cigarettes and several pipes stuffed with black tobacco, more than a quart of alcohol—wine, beer, vodka, whisky, and so on—two hundred milligrams of amphetamines, fifteen grams of aspirin, several grams of barbiturates, plus coffee, tea, rich meals.” Sartre knew he was wearing himself out, but he was willing to gamble his philosophy against his health.”
― Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
― Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
Letter Writers Alliance Book Club
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A reading group for letter writers and mail lovers. We will focus on books that have to do with mail, letters, typewriters, fountain pens, and other p ...more
The Post Card Exchange
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Yay Postcards! We are an International group of people who love reading and mail. Please join our monthly postcard exchange! Newbies Welcome!
Allison’s 2025 Year in Books
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