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It grew on me that we, black men especially, were expected to be subservient even in groups where ostensibly everyone was equal.
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“If you love me as you say you do,' she whispered, 'make it so that I am at peace.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“Adults always think they can protect children by stopping them from going to dangerous places, but every teenager knows that’s pointless, because the most dangerous place on earth is inside us. Fragile hearts break in palaces and in dark alleys alike.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
“We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom.
We lived in the gaps between the stories.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
We lived in the gaps between the stories.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
Patrick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patrick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
474 books
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61 friends
9,053 books
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15 friends
2,683 books
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2,628 friends
2,404 books
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42 friends
841 books
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84 friends
3,470 books
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1,085 friends
4,769 books
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3,797 friends
830 books
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73 friends
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