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Morning and Evening

by Jon Fosse

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Bel Canto

by Ann Patchett

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The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author)

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Ulemj’s Notes & Highlights

Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

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When you’re young, every part of life seems big and monumental. Once older, you can see it for what it is: smaller pieces of a larger game you have no choice but to play.

I Who Have Never Known Men

by Jacqueline Harpman

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The Vegetarian

by Han Kang

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Ulemj’s Quotes

“You only have one life, but if you live it well, that’s enough. The only reality is now, today. What are you waiting for to be happy?”
― Isabel Allende, The Japanese Lover

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“i do not weep
becasuse I'm unhappy
i weep because I have everything
yet I'm unhappy”
― Rupi Kaur, The Sun and Her Flowers

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“When an empty person sits on an empty chair, the chair will still remain empty!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

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“What can we do with this happiness that appears for no obvious reason, the joy that needs no cause to exist?”
― Isabel Allende, The Japanese Lover

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“What did one do around here?
Nothing. Wait for summer to end.
What did one do in the winter, then?
I smiled at the answer I was about to give. He got the gist and said, 'Don't tell me: wait for summer to come, right?”
― André Aciman, Call Me by Your Name

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