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read in August 2012
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A modern yet ageless story of the human heart and its ability to hold on to a love that will not die or be replaced in the instance of one set of lovers. But the second set of lovers in this marvelous novel have much to learn about their complicated
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“Love is an abstract noun, something nebulous. And yet love turns out to be the only part of us that is solid, as the world turns upside down and the screen goes black.”
― The Second Plane: September 11, 2001-2007
― The Second Plane: September 11, 2001-2007
“I suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do — to feel, discuss feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited and harmful image of people. It thus impedes a broader social acceptance of what someone, or a group of people, might actually be like.”
― New Order
― New Order
“I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.”
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“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”
― Angela’s Ashes
― Angela’s Ashes
“You have to do stuff that average people don't understand because those are the only good things.”
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