#anil's ghost

[loyhargil]

[quotessentially]

From Michael Ondaatje’s Anil's Ghost

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I wanted to find one law to cover all of living. I found fear...

Michael Ondaatje, Anil's Ghost

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Songs I Listened To While Reading (2020)

SPOTIFY LINK TO THE PLAYLIST: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0v1PkCKmE1xyVC6PO3x5gq?si=9BxUwCZZQCyLxnJIedEZhw

Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley // “Violent Crimes” by Kanye West

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie // “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky // “unrequited love (& other cliches)” by breakup shoes

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater // “You Were Afraid” by Night Beds

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare // “listen before i go” by Billie Eilish, “Golden” by Riley Baron, “Hope For Everything That Is Not Here” by Night Beds

Anil’s Ghost by Michael Ondaatje // “Blue Knuckle” by Night Beds, “Bird Song Intro” by Florence and the Machine

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir // “Shake It Out” by Florence and the Machine, “How to Love” by Lil Wayne

A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir // “Which Witch” by Florence and the Machine

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir // “Power is Power” by The Weeknd, SZA, & Travis Scott, “Pray for Me” by The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar, “Wish That You Were Here” by Florence and the Machine

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds // no song

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga // “You” by Petit Biscuit

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga // “Anchor” by Novo Amor

The Case for Jamie by Brittany Cavallaro // “Only You” by Yazoo, “Chateau” by Angus & Julia Stone

Sula by Toni Morrison // “Homemade Dynamite” by Lorde

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern // “Bombs on Monday Morning” by Melanie Martinez, “Falling” by Florence and the Machine, “Misery Loves Company” by Gorgeous Bully

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown // “Skyfall” by Adele, “Seven Devils” by Florence and the Machine

Normal People by Sally Rooney // “Why Am I Like This?” by Orla Gartland

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert // “Rager teenager!” by Troye Sivan

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang // “Heather” by Conan Gray

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang // “Lookalike” by Conan Gray

Open House by Ruby Lang // “Like Real People Do” by Hozier, “Are You Hurting the One You Love?” by Florence and the Machine

Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren // “Dandelion” by Jealous of the Birds

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones // “Black Water Lilies” by AURORA, “Blinding” by Florence and the Machine

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren // “Break My Heart Again” by FINNEAS

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne // “Video Games” by Lana Del Rey

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa // “La Lune” by Billie Marten

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle // “Je te laiserrai des mots” by Patrick Watson

I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid // “Drive” by Patrick Watson

How to Make Friends With the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow // “Soft Shock - Acoustic Version” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert // “22″ by Night Beds, “Heart of Glass” by Blondie

The Way to Game the Walk of Shame by Jenn P. Nguyen // “Berlin” by RY X, “Ramona” by Night Beds

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai // “could cry just thinking about you” by Troye Sivan

Beach Read by Emily Henry // “exile” by Taylor Swift & Bon Iver

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater // “Tell Her You Love Her” by Echosmith, “You Were Afraid” by Night Beds, “Good Grief (SLOWED)” by Bastille

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater // “violent” by carolesdaughter, “listen before i go” by Billie Eilish

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater // “All of Them Dreams” by Tom Rosenthal, “pov” by Ariana Grande, “Can I Call You Tonight?” by Dayglow

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater // “Rising, Rising” by Crywolf (Bassnectar Remix), “We Are the Ones” by Son Lux, “Running With the Wolves” by AURORA

Horrid by Katrina Leno // “Exist For Love” by AURORA

Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein // “Apocalypse” by Cigarettes After Sex, “Stand Still” by Zayn

Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai // “Woodland” by The Paper Kites

A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir // “Diamonds” by Sam Smith, “Yellow Flicker Beat” by Lorde, “Rising, Rising” by Crywolf (Bassnectar Remix)

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary // “Halcyon” by The Paper Kites

Marry Christmas by Jane Goodger // “Featherstone” by The Paper Kites

Kids of Appetite by David Arnold // “Goodie Bag” by Still Woozy, “Between the Bars” by Elliott Smith

Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman // “The Wisp Sings” by Winter Aid

Well Met by Jen DeLuca // “champagne problems” by Taylor Swift

The Porpoise by George Vaughan // “Clementine” by Halsey

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[opulentquotes]

I can never understand someone by his strengths. Nothing is revealed there. I can only understand people by their weaknesses.

Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje

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“Jung was absolutely right about one thing. We are occupied by gods. The mistake is to identify with the god occupying you.”

[merulae]

She would shrink down into herself, go back, but she cannot. She feels something is behind her, whatever is the cause of this. She desires to become nothing at all. Mind capable of nothing. She does not even think of releasing them from this public gesture. Cannot touch anything because everything feels alive, wounded and raw but alive.

Michael Ondaatje, Anil’s Ghost