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you made art because it was the only thing you’d ever been good at, the only thing, really, you thought about between shorter bursts of thinking about the things everyone thought about: sex and food and sleep and friends and money and fame.
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“Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ....get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.”
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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Allanah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Allanah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,421 books
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151 friends
580 books
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666 friends
345 books
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14 friends
139 books
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9 friends
254 books
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7 friends
183 books
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39 friends
34 books
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2 friends
3 books
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5 friends
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