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"As a book of puzzles, this has long ago ceased to be fun. As a form of psychoanalysis, this is infinitely cheaper than a therapist. Clearly I'm willing to leap to incorrect conclusions." — Sep 05, 2022 12:32PM
"As a book of puzzles, this has long ago ceased to be fun. As a form of psychoanalysis, this is infinitely cheaper than a therapist. Clearly I'm willing to leap to incorrect conclusions." — Sep 05, 2022 12:32PM
“If you want to help her, you need to help yourself first. No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion.”
― In an Absent Dream
― In an Absent Dream
“MY METAL ARMS ARE IMMUNE TO THE FATIGUES THAT PLAGUE MORTAL LIMBS; THOUGH I CONFESS THAT AGAINST THE ENNUI THAT PLAGUES MORTAL MINDS I FIND NO SUCH IMMUNITY" --Brain Drain”
― The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 5: Like I'm the Only Squirrel in the World
― The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 5: Like I'm the Only Squirrel in the World
“Rule number one: Don't fuck with librarians.”
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“Escapism isn't good or bad of itself. What is important is what you are escaping from and where you are escaping to. I write from experience, since in my case I escaped to the idea that books could be really enjoyable, an aspect of reading that teachers had not hitherto suggested.”
― A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-Fiction
― A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-Fiction
“As I've reflected back on both, I realize that my neighborhood was just like The Wire. We had the drug dealing, the police brutality, the murders. Well, it was /almost/ a perfect match. We had everything The Wire had except for universal critical acclaim and the undying love of white people who saw it.”
― How to Be Black
― How to Be Black
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