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Light, the artist remembered, wasn’t really drawn on the page. Light came from shade on the page. The light of our lives, she told herself, is formed by the darkness we place around it.
“She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.”
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“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus."
[The Science of Second-Guessing (New York Times Magazine Interview, December 12, 2004)]”
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[The Science of Second-Guessing (New York Times Magazine Interview, December 12, 2004)]”
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“Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.”
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“I have noticed that even those who assert that everything is predestined and that we can change nothing about it still look both ways before they cross the street.”
― Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
― Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
― Alarms and Discursions
― Alarms and Discursions
Elizabeth’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elizabeth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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255 friends
539 books
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2,525 books
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129 friends
747 books
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36 friends
696 books
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1,969 friends
651 books
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3 friends
1,255 books
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241 friends
274 books
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20 friends
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