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“Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.”
― The Symposium
― The Symposium
“These sudden joys have sudden endings. They burn up in victory like fire and gunpowder.”
― Romeo and Juliet
― Romeo and Juliet
“such wanton, wild, and usual slips/ As are companions noted and most known/ To youth and liberty.”
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“Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness. There exists a striking association between creativity and manic depression. Why are more creative people prone to madness? They have more than average amounts of energies and abilities to see things in a fresh and original way—then because they also have depression, I think they’re more in touch with human suffering.”
― Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
― Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
“People think it's just forgetting your keys, she says. Or the words for things. But there are the personality changes. The mood swings. The
hostility and even violence. Even from the gentlest person in the world. You lose the person you love. And you are left with the shell... And you are expected to go on loving them even when they are no longer there. You are supposed to be loyal. It’s not
that other people expect it. It’s that you expect it of yourself. And you long for it to be over soon.”
― Turn of Mind
hostility and even violence. Even from the gentlest person in the world. You lose the person you love. And you are left with the shell... And you are expected to go on loving them even when they are no longer there. You are supposed to be loyal. It’s not
that other people expect it. It’s that you expect it of yourself. And you long for it to be over soon.”
― Turn of Mind
Michaela’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Michaela’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
3,115 books
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88 friends
502 books
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41 friends
481 books
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55 friends
106 books
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37 friends
455 books
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110 friends
1,906 books
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132 friends
60 books
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78 friends
152 books
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101 friends
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Favorite Genres
Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Suspense, and Thriller
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