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“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”
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“At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book—that string of confused, alien ciphers—shivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, a reader.”
― A History of Reading
― A History of Reading
“If you want to be happy, be.”
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“If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he rereads.”
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“And when they start talking, and they always do, you find that each of them has a story they want to tell. Everyone, no matter how old or young, has some lesson they want to teach. And I sit there and listen and learn all about life from people who have no idea how to live it.”
― Apathy and Other Small Victories
― Apathy and Other Small Victories
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Rick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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1,610 friends
2,400 books
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159 friends
117 books
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5 friends
6,559 books
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1,287 books
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33 friends
354 books
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81 friends
2,064 books
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115 friends
493 books
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694 friends
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