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“When we think of the past it's the beautiful things we pick out. We want to believe it was all like that.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“But knowing everything is too much like knowing nothing; without a story, it’s all just information.”
― The Candy House
― The Candy House
“You remember too much,
my mother said to me recently.
Why hold onto all that? And I said,
Where can I put it down?”
― Glass, Irony and God
my mother said to me recently.
Why hold onto all that? And I said,
Where can I put it down?”
― Glass, Irony and God
“What I mean to say is, the more you remember, the more you’ve lost.”
― Station Eleven
― Station Eleven
“Vera said: “Why do you feel you have to turn everything into a story?”
So I told her why.
Because if I tell the story, I control the version.
Because if I tell the story, I can make you laugh, and I would rather have you laugh at me than feel sorry for me.
Because if I tell the story, it doesn't hurt as much.
Because if I tell the story, I can get on with it.”
― Heartburn
So I told her why.
Because if I tell the story, I control the version.
Because if I tell the story, I can make you laugh, and I would rather have you laugh at me than feel sorry for me.
Because if I tell the story, it doesn't hurt as much.
Because if I tell the story, I can get on with it.”
― Heartburn
Julia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Julia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
77 books
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20 friends
1,110 books
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19 friends
199 books
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30 friends
2 books
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13 friends
1 book
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7 friends
13 books
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14 friends
1 book
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33 friends
50 books
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30 friends
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