i *finally* finished the his dark materials triology. i cried. CRIED. these books are filled with layer upon layer of plot - church bashing aside, there are so many other elements that made me enjoy these books. even though it took me forever, it was defnitely worth it.

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heath ledger found dead in NYC.

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"oh, there are so many lives. how we wish we could live them concurrently instead of one by one by one. we could select the best pieces of each, stringing them together like a strand of pearls. but that's not how it works. a human's life is a beautiful mess." p. 240

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anna nicole smith is dead

"i only wished the ledger of my own life could be so easily set aright, with a series of fat black lines drawn neatly through my sins and errors." (p. 120)

"you go on autopilot at moments like that, blanking out all the things you can't possibly afford to think about, knowing you'll have time enough later for shame and regret." (p. 143)

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