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“We think that the word 'boy' or the the word 'girl' says something about who a person is, who they will be. But that difference is much less dictated by the body they're born in than created by what we expect of them and how we treat each other.”
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“This was a moment Alberon had dreamed of, and he gave no thought to his lost and banished lover, although he did at times wonder about the child. Did he have a bastard son or a daughter? But it really did not matter any more. It was simply the mistake of a love struck youth.”
― The Emperor
― The Emperor
“The structure was like an aquarium filled with air instead of water, and Dani and Zephyr were the “fish” inside, there for the enjoyment of the Water People, or for whatever other purpose their captors had in mind.”
― The Balance of Time
― The Balance of Time
“When you’re sad you need to hear your sorrow structured into sound.”
― Girl, Interrupted
― Girl, Interrupted
“As you read a book word by word and page by page, you participate in its creation, just as a cellist playing a Bach suite participates, note by note, in the creation, the coming-to-be, the existence, of the music. And, as you read and re-read, the book of course participates in the creation of you, your thoughts and feelings, the size and temper of your soul.”
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Abraham’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Abraham’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
165 books
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1 friend
394 books
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8 friends
121 books
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4 friends
215 books
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5 friends
129 books
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3 friends
141 books
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2 friends
163 books
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4 friends
277 books
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3 friends
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