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“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
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“It gave me a strange feeling, and the rest of that night I didn’t say much, but merely sat there and drank, trying to decide if I was getting older and wiser, or just plain old.”
― The Rum Diary
― The Rum Diary
“She was wearing the same clothes, but now she looked haggard and dirty. The delicate illusions that get us through life can only stand so much strain.”
― The Rum Diary
― The Rum Diary
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”
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“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.”
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Allison’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Allison’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Crime, History, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, and Psychology
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