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Ruth
is on page 320 of 477
reflecting and i fear this book is great but will not have much re-readability for me. making me think about race wayyyyyyyy too much. and i already think about race way too much.
— Sep 21, 2025 11:34AM
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Ruth
is on page 385 of 477
god i wish i wasnt 3 years old when obama won. that must have been glorious to see.
— Sep 21, 2025 02:43PM
Ruth
is on page 298 of 477
“they would not understand the need to escape from the oppressive lethargy of choicelessness.”
“conditioned from birth to look towards somewhere else, eternally convinced that real lives happened in that somewhere else.”
“hungry for choice and certainty.”
— Sep 20, 2025 09:00AM
“conditioned from birth to look towards somewhere else, eternally convinced that real lives happened in that somewhere else.”
“hungry for choice and certainty.”
Ruth
is on page 109 of 477
a startling and moving reminder of how hard i have worked - and how hard i have to keep working.
the reality that i am living a life that once seemed so imaginary and out of reach.
feeling sad and very very anxious about the future, but unimaginably and overwhelmingly grateful. so so so so grateful.
— Sep 18, 2025 09:57PM
the reality that i am living a life that once seemed so imaginary and out of reach.
feeling sad and very very anxious about the future, but unimaginably and overwhelmingly grateful. so so so so grateful.
