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“Their presumed, reliable fraudulence is what makes their presence, to the mourners, necessary. Because grief, at its worst, is unreal. And it calls for a surreal response.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“This must be the hardest bit about being a spy, she thought. The emotion people store in you, like a bad investment. You feel like you are robbing people of something.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“For many years, we didn't realize our parents had accents, that their voices sounded different to unkind American ears. All we heard was home.”
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“Did you know people get rich off of sadness? I want to meet the millionaire of American sadness. I want to look him in the eye, shake his hand, and say, 'it's been an honor to serve my country.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“All of us have had the experience of a sudden joy that came when nothing in the world had forewarned us of its coming-- a joy so thrilling that if it was born of misery we remembered even the misery with tenderness.”
― A Guide for Grown-Ups: Essential Wisdom from the Collected Works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
― A Guide for Grown-Ups: Essential Wisdom from the Collected Works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Ali’s 2025 Year in Books
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357 books
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220 books
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297 books
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231 books
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