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“little did i know, that feeling would become perpetual. permanent” 247

vehemently- new word!
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“this whole situation contains so many nooks and crannies and corners i get the feeling that choosing sides is going to be the downfall of us all.” 100

“when our fingers touch, i feel something else trapped in my chest other than my voice. maybe it’s a few extra heartbeats. maybe it’s an erupting volcano” 19

“the people here just wander around like their worlds are right-side-up — like they aren’t about to fall off the pavement and land in the sky” 12
“moments like these remind me that happiness isn’t some permanent thing we’re all trying to achieve in life, it’s merely a thing that shows up every now and then, sometimes in tiny doses that are just substantial enough to keep us going” 16

wow!!! thank you char!
love. love love.
so many quote that i like. so much more interesting than my last book (god i’m glad thats over!)
i started reading this book on the train to london for my biometrics submission and i didn’t put it down the whole time. i even read it standing up on the tube!

this book is turning me into a simp !

the pace of the book is picking up and finally i found i couldn’t put it down. i have been waiting for this book to do this and finally at the end it does this.

found a lovely quote
“use the technology which the engineer has developed, but use it with a humble and questioning spirits. never allowed technology to be your master, and never use it to gain mastery over others.”

some good quotes

“although i make objections i am excited by the idea”
relatable

“a miasma of somnolence hangs over the house”
like those words

“but what if the human spirit is noble and generous - and creative, empathetic, imaginative, spiritual - all those things we try to be - and sometimes it’s just not strong enough to withstand all the meanness selfishness in the world”

it’s okay. good to get back into reading. i forget how mundane this book is. it’s nice to escape my world for some time but it’s a bit dull…

i’m still sad, but it makes sense now.
so tired my eyes can barely read, and every noise throws me off. but i read a chapter. and i mostly enjoyed it.

now for (hopefully) a deep slumber. my first slumber alone in a long long time

i am so sad

i’m so sad

yeah it’s okay. getting better with every page but i’m finding it hard to focus

i’m enjoying it now. it’s picking up. i’m less of a wreck too so that’s helping - i’m not reading-but-not-reading anymore

better again. i hate the tractor inserts, but other than that, good

idk it seems ok but i’m finding it hard to concentrate.

CANADA!!!!!!!

enjoying it. it helps