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Izzy
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There is a fluidity to his movements, despite his size, that tells me he has never had to justify his existence, has never had to fold himself into a hidden thing, and I wonder what that must be like, to know that your body is
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“It must be a prerequisite for being a mother, something that growing another person inside you does, heart and heartlessness, as though simplistic empathy has been scooped out and replaced with something more fundamental, something more likely to guarantee survival.”
― The Water Cure
― The Water Cure
“The forest looms. It is dark in here, dark where I belong, with the wolves and the snakes and the other loveless creatures.”
― The Water Cure
― The Water Cure
“Popular self-help teaches you to ask for help, accept help, set boundaries, say no. So you ask for help and the person you ask politely refuses. Because he or she has learned to set boundaries and say no.”
― Gravity Is The Thing
― Gravity Is The Thing
“The first birthday is the key to identity.”
― Gravity Is The Thing
― Gravity Is The Thing
“Men speak in absolutes, women in uncertainties, and this often strikes us as a weakness in women, but it’s knowledge: a knowledge that we cannot know, not ever.”
― Gravity Is The Thing
― Gravity Is The Thing
Izzy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Izzy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
118 books
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58 friends
4 books
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10 friends
1 book
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11 friends
1 book
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1 friend
761 books
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29 friends
669 books
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4 friends
52 books
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19 friends
3 books
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24 friends
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Favorite Genres
Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Graphic novels, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Romance, and Suspense
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