Elyssa
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“strange how suffering can look beautiful if you get far enough away”
― Cloud Cuckoo Land
― Cloud Cuckoo Land
“I wanted love, but I also wanted freedom and adventure, and those two desires fought like angry obese sumo wrestlers in the dojo of my soul.”
― What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
― What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“When death captures me,' the boy vowed, 'he will feel my fist on his face.'
Personally, I quite like that. Such stupid gallantry.
Yes.
I like that a lot.”
― The Book Thief
Personally, I quite like that. Such stupid gallantry.
Yes.
I like that a lot.”
― The Book Thief
“To me, marriage was an ending, not a beginning. A stone on my chest. A giving-up, a decision to walk away from an interesting life for one just like everyone else’s. Much more “ever after” than “happily.”
― What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
― What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
Elyssa’s 2025 Year in Books
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