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“Because the sunset, like survival, exists only on the verge of its own disappearing. To be gorgeous, you must first be seen, but to be seen allows you to be hunted.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“If anybody asks, 'Can you do this job? Can you handle it?' you tell 'em 'Absolutely.' By the time they find out that you can't, you'll have already learned, and the job'll be yours. And who knows, it might just turn out to be the opportunity of a lifetime.”
― The Plot Against America
― The Plot Against America
“Paradise is a world where everything is a sanctuary and nothing is a gun.”
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“This is not our world with trees in it. It's a world of trees, where humans have just arrived.”
― The Overstory
― The Overstory
“One of poetry’s great effects, through its emphasis upon feeling, association, music and image — things we recognize and respond to even before we understand why — is to guide us toward the part of ourselves so deeply buried that it borders upon the collective.
"Staying Human: Poetry in the Age of Technology”
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"Staying Human: Poetry in the Age of Technology”
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Ruby’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ruby’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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289 friends
201 books
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54 friends
749 books
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56 friends
1,551 books
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59 friends
217 books
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1,258 books
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167 friends
622 books
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168 friends
283 books
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91 friends
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