“I started my life with a single absolute: that the world was mine to shape in the image of my highest values and never to be given up to a lesser standard, no matter how long or hard the struggle.”
― Atlas Shrugged
― Atlas Shrugged
“[Grief is pain internalized, abscess of the soul. Anger is pain as energy, sudden explosion.]”
― Fates and Furies
― Fates and Furies
“WIDOW. The word consumes itself, said Sylvia Plath, who consumed herself.”
― Fates and Furies
― Fates and Furies
“Ove had never been asked how he lived before he met her. But if anyone had asked him, he would have answered that he didn’t.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“There have been hermaphrodites around forever, Cal. Forever. Plato said that the original human being was a hermaphrodite. Did you know that? The original person was two halves, one male, one female. Then these got separated. That's why everybody's always searching for their other half. Except for us. We've got both halves already.”
― Middlesex
― Middlesex
The Perks Of Being A Book Addict
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Estela’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Estela’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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