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“Dangerous thing, a name. Someone might catch hold of you by it, mightn't they?”
― The Plague Dogs
― The Plague Dogs
“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.”
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“Books can be possessive, can't they? You're walking around in a bookstore and a certain one will jump out at you, like it had moved there on its own, just to get your attention. Sometimes what's inside will change your life, but sometimes you don't even have to read it. Sometimes it's a comfort just to have a book around. Many of these books haven't even had their spines cracked. 'Why do you buy books you don't even read?' our daughter asks us. That's like asking someone who lives alone why they bought a cat. For company, of course.”
― The Sugar Queen
― The Sugar Queen
“Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.”
― The Real Frank Zappa Book
― The Real Frank Zappa Book
“when your little girl
asks you if she’s pretty
your heart will drop like a wineglass
on the hardwood floor
part of you will want to say
of course you are, don’t ever question it
and the other part
the part that is clawing at
you
will want to grab her by her shoulders
look straight into the wells of
her eyes until they echo back to you
and say
you do not have to be if you don’t want to
it is not your job
both will feel right
one will feel better
she will only understand the first
when she wants to cut her hair off
or wear her brother’s clothes
you will feel the words in your
mouth like marbles
you do not have to be pretty if you don’t want to
it is not your job”
―
asks you if she’s pretty
your heart will drop like a wineglass
on the hardwood floor
part of you will want to say
of course you are, don’t ever question it
and the other part
the part that is clawing at
you
will want to grab her by her shoulders
look straight into the wells of
her eyes until they echo back to you
and say
you do not have to be if you don’t want to
it is not your job
both will feel right
one will feel better
she will only understand the first
when she wants to cut her hair off
or wear her brother’s clothes
you will feel the words in your
mouth like marbles
you do not have to be pretty if you don’t want to
it is not your job”
―
Red’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Red’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Art, Children's, Classics, Comics, Cookbooks, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Horror, Music, Mystery, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Thriller, and Young-adult
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