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“Do you read novels?"
"I read when I have time."
"So, no."
"I read when I can't sleep."
"So, regularly then.”
― Rule of Wolves
"I read when I have time."
"So, no."
"I read when I can't sleep."
"So, regularly then.”
― Rule of Wolves
“It’s stressful to try to summon up 100% motivation sitting on the couch. Let yourself use 5% motivation to do 5% of the task. Maybe you keep going. Maybe you don’t. That’s ok. Anything worth doing is worth doing partially.”
― How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help
― How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help
“You do not have to earn the right to rest, connect, or recreate. Unlearn the idea that care tasks must be totally complete before you can sit down. Care tasks are a never-ending list, and if you wait until everything is done to rest, you will never rest.”
― How to Keep House While Drowning
― How to Keep House While Drowning
“Some things that seem obvious still need to be proven over and over again. Female birds sing. Women play. We are capable of having fun. And when we do, it's because we want to--the same as anyone else.”
― This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something--Anything--Like Your Life Depends On It
― This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something--Anything--Like Your Life Depends On It
“...feeling that old thrill of dread and compulsion, he knew circumstances had once again put him too close to a fragile thing. He said, "Look at the life we live, Della. I have to sneak over here in the dark just to steal a few words with you. Is that language, or is it noise?"
She said, "It's noise that you have to do it, and language that you do it, anyway." She said softly, "Maybe poetry.”
― Jack
She said, "It's noise that you have to do it, and language that you do it, anyway." She said softly, "Maybe poetry.”
― Jack
Joy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Joy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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85 friends
3,348 books
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90 friends
1,010 books
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91 friends
1,542 books
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20 friends
503 books
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181 friends
516 books
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129 friends
180 books
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135 friends
797 books
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101 friends
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