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He’s telling you that living things don’t last—it’s all temporary. Death in life. That’s why they’re called natures mortes. Maybe you don’t see it at first with all the beauty and bloom, the little speck of rot. But if you look closer—there
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“I am sorry I can say nothing more to console you, for love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams. Love in dreams is greedy for immediate action, rapidly performed and in the sight of all. Men will even give their lives if only the ordeal does not last long but is soon over, with all looking on and applauding as though on stage. But active love is labor and fortitude, and for some people too, perhaps, a complete science.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
Mona’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mona’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
396 books
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16 friends
269 books
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18 friends
1,432 books
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4 friends
1,085 books
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18 friends
163 books
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14 friends
338 books
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7 friends
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