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“Death is the mother of beauty,” said Henry. “And what is beauty?” “Terror.” “Well said,” said Julian. “Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.”
“Weetzie wished she could shake blue glitter around all of them - keeping them sparkling and safe.”
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“Maybe i would become a mermaid... i would live in the swirling blue-green currents, doing exotic underwater dances for the fish, kissed by sea anemones, caressed by seaweed shawls. I would have a doliphin friend. He would have merry eyes and thick flesh of a god. My fingernails would be tiny shells and my skin would be like jade with light shining through it I would never have to come back up
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“Everything was chocolate ice cream and kisses and wind.”
― The Hanged Man
― The Hanged Man
“Wish on everything. Pink cars are good, especially old ones. And stars of course, first stars and shooting stars. Planes will do if they are the first light in the sky and look like stars. Wish in tunnels, holding your breath and lifting your feet off the ground. Birthday candles. Baby teeth.”
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“Magic can be found in stolen moments.”
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Maia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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50 friends
484 books
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Art, Biography, Chick-lit, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Memoir, Mystery, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, mystery-thriller, dystopia, and feminism
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