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This is a personal project by @dellsystem. I built this to help me retain information from the books I'm reading.

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his own personal editorial assistant harem

“Look at me,” the ghastly maître d’, who was not a native English speaker, said, sitting back again. He made a sweeping gesture there in the back seat of the taxi, taking in his kingdom whole. “I have a nice lunch, and I kiss two very pretty girls.”

Whitney and I hadn’t perceived an id so unchec…

—p.92 In the Land of Men: A Memoir by Adrienne Miller
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mephitic

But there was also something mephitic about the thing.

—p.81 by Adrienne Miller
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I had no innate authority

Being a reviewer (Gore Vidal enjoyed reminding everyone of the distinction between a reviewer and a critic) is easy work, especially for a young person—you are always standing safely at a remove; nothing is risked, nothing is bloodied. Writing reviews can become your first little frisson of power, …

—p.78 by Adrienne Miller
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each unreal relationship is its own Prospero’s island

My only important relationship in those years was with a much older married man. As a result of this situation, I learned that each unreal relationship is its own Prospero’s island and that dreaming and unreality keep you on your island. I learned, too, that the false dream is better enacted than a…

—p.71 by Adrienne Miller
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remind me never to be pregnant in the summer inspo/dialogue

“Remind me never to be pregnant in the summer,” said the first assistant. The pregnant woman did look quite uncomfortable. She was wearing a black dress.

“You have to make sure you plan it right,” said the second assistant. “The best time to have a baby is in the late fall.”

I was interested …

—p.64 by Adrienne Miller