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Did not finish: A Little Life: A Novel by Hanya Yanagihara πŸ“š

Beautifully written. After 400+ pgs of almost non-stop trauma, this book was actively making me unhappy so I set it aside. Definitely search around for content warnings before reading.

πŸ’¬πŸ“š “It was impossible to explain to the healthy the logic of the sick, and he didn’t have the energy to try.” - Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

πŸ’¬πŸ“š “This was not what he thought acting would be, but what had he known about what acting would be?” - Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

πŸ’¬πŸ“š “…he was an optimist. Every month, every week, he chose to open his eyes, to live another day in the world.” - Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

πŸ’¬πŸ“š “He felt in those minutes his body’s treason… that he would be betrayed by it again and again, that he could expect nothing from it and yet had to keep maintaining it.” - Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

πŸ’¬πŸ“š “He experienced the singular pleasure of watching people he loved fall in love with other people he loved. - Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

That feeling when your favorite people meet your other favorite people and everyone gets along.

πŸ’¬πŸ“š “…a story’s as much a house or garden as song.” Jane Alison, _Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative _

πŸ’¬πŸ“š “The essential element in nurturing our creativity lies in nurturing ourselves.” Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way