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so many people think that all humans deserve a long life, when the truth is that any life at all is probably more than any of us deserves.
“You don't need to have it all. You only need to figure out how much is enough.”
― Notes on an Execution
― Notes on an Execution
“But Saffy knew about catastrophe. It was arbitrary. A thing descended from nowhere, pointed a bony finger, and smirked. As if to say: I choose you.”
― Notes on an Execution
― Notes on an Execution
“After all, a person is herself, and others. Relationships chisel the final shape of one's being. I am me, and you.”
― The Fifth Season
― The Fifth Season
“She glimpsed that same craving in Jenny Fisk—an ask, for suffering. It was the scariest thing about being a woman. It was hardwired, ageless, the part that knew you could have the good without the hurt, but it wouldn’t be nearly as exquisite.”
― Notes on an Execution
― Notes on an Execution
“She had known from a young age that everyone had darkness inside-some just controlled it better than others. Very few people believed that they were bad, and this was the scariest part. Human nature could be so hideous, but it persisted in this ugliness by insisting it was good.”
― Notes on an Execution
― Notes on an Execution
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Claire’s 2025 Year in Books
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