Jay Gurule
@jaygurule.bsky.social
Reader, artist, dog lover, shit talker
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October 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
“The older I get, the more I think the barometer for intelligence is how kind you are. Because it’s not an easy thing to do, staying mindful, after all you go through in life.”
Incidents Around The House - Josh Malerman
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Incidents Around The House - Josh Malerman
#booksky
October 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
“The older I get, the more I think the barometer for intelligence is how kind you are. Because it’s not an easy thing to do, staying mindful, after all you go through in life.”
Incidents Around The House - Josh Malerman
#booksky
Incidents Around The House - Josh Malerman
#booksky
“A dog without a collar is just an animal. If the world doesn’t know you are loved, then you’re trash. I think that’s even true of people. Maybe. Sometimes. Or I fear it is. That being loved is the only way to be safe.”
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
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- Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
#booksky
September 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“A dog without a collar is just an animal. If the world doesn’t know you are loved, then you’re trash. I think that’s even true of people. Maybe. Sometimes. Or I fear it is. That being loved is the only way to be safe.”
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
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- Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
#booksky
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I think one of the things people misunderstand about being anti-ChatGPT and related products is that they are being forced into institutions and other products and services in ways that affect all of our lives whether they work or *not* and we will all have to deal with the consequences
August 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I think one of the things people misunderstand about being anti-ChatGPT and related products is that they are being forced into institutions and other products and services in ways that affect all of our lives whether they work or *not* and we will all have to deal with the consequences
A quote from Kristin Hannah’s The Women that applies to all types of trauma.
“She knew that enforced silence added to her anxiety, increased her anger, but it was undeniably true that even her own family was ashamed of her service and expected her to be ashamed,too.”
#booksky
“She knew that enforced silence added to her anxiety, increased her anger, but it was undeniably true that even her own family was ashamed of her service and expected her to be ashamed,too.”
#booksky
June 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A quote from Kristin Hannah’s The Women that applies to all types of trauma.
“She knew that enforced silence added to her anxiety, increased her anger, but it was undeniably true that even her own family was ashamed of her service and expected her to be ashamed,too.”
#booksky
“She knew that enforced silence added to her anxiety, increased her anger, but it was undeniably true that even her own family was ashamed of her service and expected her to be ashamed,too.”
#booksky
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“Once an empire has become convinced of its worldview, anything that evidences the contrary must be erased.”
“War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains.”
The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang
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“War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains.”
The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang
#booksky
May 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
“Once an empire has become convinced of its worldview, anything that evidences the contrary must be erased.”
“War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains.”
The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang
#booksky
“War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains.”
The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang
#booksky
“I knew that there are some people we love for having the things we don’t, and some people we hate for the same reason.”
Girlhood - Melissa Febos
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Girlhood - Melissa Febos
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May 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“I knew that there are some people we love for having the things we don’t, and some people we hate for the same reason.”
Girlhood - Melissa Febos
#booksky
Girlhood - Melissa Febos
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Spent the afternoon doing my nails all fancy.
May 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Spent the afternoon doing my nails all fancy.
“There is a time for any fledging artist where one’s taste exceeds one’s abilities. The only way to get through this period is to make things anyway.”
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
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May 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“There is a time for any fledging artist where one’s taste exceeds one’s abilities. The only way to get through this period is to make things anyway.”
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
#booksky
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
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“That’s the deal with people. They’re always more than one thing, and a lot of times they’re even a collection of contradictory traits.”
- Great Big Beautiful Life: Emily Henry
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- Great Big Beautiful Life: Emily Henry
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April 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“That’s the deal with people. They’re always more than one thing, and a lot of times they’re even a collection of contradictory traits.”
- Great Big Beautiful Life: Emily Henry
#booksky
- Great Big Beautiful Life: Emily Henry
#booksky
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I can only imagine the bailout package they are drawing up for themselves.
As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.
As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.
April 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I can only imagine the bailout package they are drawing up for themselves.
As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.
As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.
“On the rare occasion that Louise got drunk, or even tipsy, she became aware of her own appearance in a way that was exciting or unsettling, depending on her company. Her body and face were sometimes assets and sometimes liabilities.”
- The God of the Woods by Liz Moore #booksky
- The God of the Woods by Liz Moore #booksky
April 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“On the rare occasion that Louise got drunk, or even tipsy, she became aware of her own appearance in a way that was exciting or unsettling, depending on her company. Her body and face were sometimes assets and sometimes liabilities.”
- The God of the Woods by Liz Moore #booksky
- The God of the Woods by Liz Moore #booksky
One thing about me, I’m always going to pick a bold lip color.
March 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
One thing about me, I’m always going to pick a bold lip color.