Kayla Zhang
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All of these small decisions used to be made one at a time by humans: A newspaper editor decided which stories to put on the front page, and a magazine photo editor selected photographs to publish; a film programmer picked out which films
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“When there is only you, you do not get to choose which jobs you want, you do not get to decide you are incapable of anything. There is no room for distaste or weakness. You must do it all. All of the ugliness, the sadness, the things most people can’t stand to even think about, all must live inside of you. You must be capable of everything.”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising

“That is the thing about the water, it is not yours to control. You are at the mercy of nature. That’s what makes surfing feel like more than sport: It requires destiny to be on your side, the ocean must favor you.”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
Kayla’s 2024 Year in Books
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