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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.
“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
― Alarms and Discursions
― Alarms and Discursions
“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”
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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
“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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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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256 friends
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43 friends
606 books
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447 books
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3,110 friends
622 books
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2,377 books
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129 friends
680 books
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71 friends
2,642 books
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45 friends
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