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“I don’t care how badly you treat me. There’s no way in the world I could hate you. I’m fine meeting like this, I just want to stay in the same space as you. When I think about how I won’t see you here in a week, I tear up even while I walk.”
― Shoko's Smile: Stories
― Shoko's Smile: Stories
“You had to be a go‑getter in your twenties more than any other time, where being a go‑getter meant building a safe career as quickly as possible or die trying.”
― Shoko's Smile
― Shoko's Smile
“Time passes, people leave, we become alone again. If we don't accept that fact, memory erodes the present and exhausts the mind until it ages us and ails us.”
― Shoko's Smile: Stories
― Shoko's Smile: Stories
“I have lived a long time," she said. "And the longer I live, the more it surprises me, and saddens me, how wise the young must become to live in this world.”
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
“People say things like “Out of sight, out of mind” or “Love or even hate-love grows only when you meet often enough,” but they didn’t apply to Shoko. For her to call someone a friend, they had to be a safe distance away, out of sight and out of earshot, with absolutely zero chance of ever intruding on her life.”
― Shoko's Smile: Stories
― Shoko's Smile: Stories
Jamie (Arirthos)’s 2025 Year in Books
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1,033 friends
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953 books
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479 books
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94 books
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