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max theodore said:
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it feels deeply silly to goodreads-review beowulf. like, it's beowulf. famous-old-english-poem-from-like-the-year-900 beowulf. what can i possibly say about it. what is the pointi fully understand why this is the first thing i had to read for this ye ...more "
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"testament to headley’s poetry that i didn’t throw this book at “hashtag: blessed”" — Jul 02, 2026 01:50PM
"testament to headley’s poetry that i didn’t throw this book at “hashtag: blessed”" — Jul 02, 2026 01:50PM
“The blade flashed, and in that instant for Cicero the mystery that had plagued him all his life was solved, and liberty was extinguished from the earth.”
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“We do bones, motherfucker.”
― Gideon the Ninth
― Gideon the Ninth
“I came of age in a culture where gay marriage went from comic impossibility to foregone conclusion to law of the land. I haven't been closeted in almost a decade. Even so I am unaccountably haunted by the specter of the lunatic lesbian. I did not want my lover to be dogged by mental illness or a personality disorder or rage issues. I did not want her to act with unflagging irrationality. I didn't want her to be jealous or cruel. Years later, if I could say anything to her, I'd say "For fuck's sake, stop making us look bad.”
― In the Dream House
― In the Dream House
“You ever wonder if this is Heaven now? You ever wonder if we're all just there now and we don't know it?
I've thought about that. All of us have. There's a lot less people who go to church than there used to be, because that's what a lot of people think.
But I don't think so. But I think about it. And I think, well, I can't be. Because I'm like you, I kinda look at the big long life ahead of me that stretches out forever and disappears. And I get scared. And I think, "this can't be Heaven if I'm getting scared, right?"
And then I think, "maybe I am in Heaven, and Heaven is scary.”
― 17776: What football will look like in the future
I've thought about that. All of us have. There's a lot less people who go to church than there used to be, because that's what a lot of people think.
But I don't think so. But I think about it. And I think, well, I can't be. Because I'm like you, I kinda look at the big long life ahead of me that stretches out forever and disappears. And I get scared. And I think, "this can't be Heaven if I'm getting scared, right?"
And then I think, "maybe I am in Heaven, and Heaven is scary.”
― 17776: What football will look like in the future
“Another thing. If you're missing me I want you to know I'm not missing you. Gone is gone. I never miss anything or anyone because it all becomes a lovely memory. I guard my memories and love them, but I don't get in them and lie down. You can even make stories from yours, but remember, they don't come back. Just think how awful it would be if they did. You don't need me now. You're eleven years old which is old enough to get busy at growing up to be the person you want to be.”
― Harriet the Spy
― Harriet the Spy
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