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Anni said:
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Enpä oikeastaan erityisemmin pitänyt teoksesta - se oli omaan silmääni hieman arkipäiväinen ja liiankin mukahauska. Ehkä en kuulu lukijakuntaan.
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“May I write words more naked than flesh,
stronger than bone, more resilient than
sinew, sensitive than nerve.”
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stronger than bone, more resilient than
sinew, sensitive than nerve.”
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“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.”
― Shatter Me
― Shatter Me
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“Sweet mother, I cannot weave –
slender Aphrodite has overcome me
with longing for a girl.”
― Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works
slender Aphrodite has overcome me
with longing for a girl.”
― Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works
“Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors.”
― Daily Afflictions: The Agony of Being Connected to Everything in the Universe
― Daily Afflictions: The Agony of Being Connected to Everything in the Universe
Anni’s 2025 Year in Books
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584 friends
2,348 books
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1,274 books
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3,149 books
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77 books
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92 books
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5 friends
1 book
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46 books
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1 friend
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