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"Not much has happened yet but it’s all interesting enough. I want to love this so much so it compensates for all the hate it gets. I don’t think it deserves the hate" — Feb 03, 2026 12:15AM
"Not much has happened yet but it’s all interesting enough. I want to love this so much so it compensates for all the hate it gets. I don’t think it deserves the hate" — Feb 03, 2026 12:15AM
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"I wish we could skip all the work stuff and just have the grazina story. Would prefer a beautifully written novella" — Jan 30, 2026 12:21AM
"I wish we could skip all the work stuff and just have the grazina story. Would prefer a beautifully written novella" — Jan 30, 2026 12:21AM
“It's impossible to say a thing exactly the way it was, because of what you say can never be exact, you always have to leave something out, there are too many parts, sides, crosscurrents, nuances; too many gestures, which could mean this or that, too many shapes which can never be fully described, too many flavors, in the air or on the tongue, half-colors, too many.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“You can't help what you feel, but you can help how you behave”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“I may not know who I am yet but I sure as hell won’t let you tell me”
― The Sweetest Kind of Poison
― The Sweetest Kind of Poison
“Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
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