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Getting ready for my weekend of silence.

When you’ve just made the most complete fool of yourself, you feel the need of a specially high horse to ride. Meg made her effort, and found herself in the saddle.

although she suspects she could probably write faster with a fountain pen, there is a poetry in the way the machine stamps out thoughts into letters—into words—into sentences—into essays

I have a very trivial mind. Detail delights me. Ramifications enchant me.

home chopping parsley and sipping a lovely unmooring Negroni with him

Just wanted to see what all the fuss was about

Your proposal that I consider in theory the notion of a woman as a leader in a democratic body is a natural development of my own thoughts regarding universal education. . . one that would have presented itself in time but revealed itself more swiftly through your questioning, for which I offer my gratitude.

Life is muddy. Denying that—thinking there’s only one noble path above the fray—can be a poisonous approach to life.

Never underestimate the passion of a lonely mind.

You’re like a coin made out of stone instead of metal. Or a house made out of honeycombs or feathers or maybe glass—something no one else in all the world would think to make a house of, Ester—something strange, but sound too.

So moving; highly highly highly recommend.

“Gregor moved to the bookshelves and pulled out a very dusty old bottle of whiskey from next to a stack of Waverley novels.”

“Gregor moved to the bookshelves and pulled out a very dusty old bottle of whiskey from next to a stack of Waverley novels.”

“He had a thwarting day of it.” I’ve had that day.

I’m quite liking this one; not sure where it’s going, but I’m okay with that so far.

“But I am also not a speed solver and will disable the timer function on any crossword solving web application I’m using. I rush enough; enough of my life has been gamified against my will; and I still think that the primary purpose of solving a crossword puzzle is to waste time not beat it.”

The last two chapters literally made my heart pound! I need a breather before I face the final two.

I can’t put this book down. Does it make sense to think of it as Homegoing meets The Overstory?

Still, I had a book.

Such a terrific novel; I want to savor it, but I also want to read it as fast as I can.