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The past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, & thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.
“I know life well enough to know you can’t count on things staying around or standing still, no matter how much you want them to. You can’t stop people from dying. You can’t stop them from going away. You can’t stop yourself from going away either. I know myself well enough to know that no one else can keep you awake or keep you from sleeping.”
― All the Bright Places
― All the Bright Places
“Sometimes we want what we want even if we know it’s going to kill us.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“A great sorrow, and one that I am only beginning to understand: we don’t get to choose our own hearts. We can’t make ourselves want what’s good for us or what’s good for other people. We don’t get to choose the people we are.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“The problem with people is they forget that most of the time it's the small things that count.”
― All the Bright Places
― All the Bright Places
“Like a child who saves their favourite food on the plate for last, I try to save all thoughts of you for the end of the day so I can dream with the taste of you on my tongue.”
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Michaela’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Michaela’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
757 books
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131 friends
394 books
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80 friends
288 books
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97 friends
78 books
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70 friends
1 book
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21 friends
7 books
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43 friends
9 books
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25 friends
41 books
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15 friends
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