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“That was the thrill of youth, the idea that you could be anyone. That was what had captured her in the charm shop, all those years ago. Then adulthood came, your choices solidifying, and you realize that everything you are had been set in motion years before. The rest was aftermath.”
― The Vanishing Half
― The Vanishing Half
“So I wonder: Will a person who has drowned,
Or almost drowned, always feel
Like they're drowning,
Even after they've been saved?”
― You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Or almost drowned, always feel
Like they're drowning,
Even after they've been saved?”
― You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
“It's strange, to not be the youngest kind of adult anymore”
― Writers & Lovers
― Writers & Lovers
“I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I could write “I don’t know” one million times and publish that as my memoir. And, yes, it would be repetitive, experimental, and more metaphor than history, but it would also be emotionally accurate.”
― You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
― You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
“We all laughed and laughed
Because, yes, my mother was
Exactly the kind of mortal
Who challenged the Gods.
She was the reservation Medea.
She was the indigenous Antigone.
But just imagine how it felt to be
Her fragile child. I never stopped
Being afraid of her. I never left
That dark porch. I am still
Sleeping with those dogs.”
― You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Because, yes, my mother was
Exactly the kind of mortal
Who challenged the Gods.
She was the reservation Medea.
She was the indigenous Antigone.
But just imagine how it felt to be
Her fragile child. I never stopped
Being afraid of her. I never left
That dark porch. I am still
Sleeping with those dogs.”
― You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Carmen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Carmen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
351 books
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52 friends
340 books
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84 friends
680 books
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91 friends
759 books
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139 friends
429 books
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42 friends
1,276 books
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182 friends
1,236 books
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122 friends
1,297 books
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193 friends
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