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“He thought it might be the most intimate thing possible, to fall asleep next to someone in the afternoon.”
― Beautiful Ruins
― Beautiful Ruins
“All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history, and character-what we believe-none of it is real; it's all part of the story we tell. But here's the thing: it's our goddamned story!”
― Beautiful Ruins
― Beautiful Ruins
“There are only two good outcomes for a quest like this, the hope of the serendipitous savant — sail for Asia and stumble on America — and the hope of scarecrows and tin men: that you find out you had the thing you sought all along.”
― Beautiful Ruins
― Beautiful Ruins
“Sometimes what we want to do and what we must do are not the same. Pasquo, the smaller the space between your desire and what is right, the happier you will be.”
― Beautiful Ruins
― Beautiful Ruins
“But aren't all great quests folly? El Dorado and the Fountain of Youth and the search for intelligent life in the cosmos-- we know what's out there. It's what isn't that truly compels us. Technology may have shrunk the epic journey to a couple of short car rides and regional jet lags-- four states and twelve hundred miles traversed in an afternoon-- but true quests aren't measured in time or distance anyway, so much as in hope. There are only two good outcomes for a quest like this, the hope of the serendipitous savant-- sail for Asia and stumble on America-- and the hope of scarecrows and tin men: that you find out you had the thing you sought all along.”
― Beautiful Ruins
― Beautiful Ruins
Julia’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Julia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
285 books
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155 friends
499 books
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64 friends
284 books
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88 friends
62 books
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17 friends
1,612 books
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20 friends
138 books
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111 friends
1,116 books
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40 friends
220 books
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75 friends
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