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“words are the medium through which belief systems are manufactured, nurtured, and reinforced, their fanaticism fundamentally could not exist without them.”
― Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
― Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
“that love was a
distinctly human defect which God had created to counterbalance the power
of human greed.”
― Lapvona
distinctly human defect which God had created to counterbalance the power
of human greed.”
― Lapvona
“Mysteries that are destroyed by measurement were never truly mysterious; only our ignorance made them seem so.”
― The Candy House
― The Candy House
“But knowing everything is too much like knowing nothing; without a story, it’s all just information.”
― The Candy House
― The Candy House
“But the fact is that, even as I know and teach the power of writing, I still find myself in disbelief when I see that power at work in the real world. Maybe it is the nature of books. Film, music, the theater—all can be experienced amidst the whooping, clapping, and cheering of the crowd. But books work when no one else is looking, mind-melding the author and audience, forging an imagined world that only the reader can see.”
― The Message
― The Message
Maddie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maddie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
316 books
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13 friends
280 books
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21 friends
276 books
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36 friends
80 books
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4 friends
118 books
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21 friends
15 books
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2 friends
335 books
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11 friends
32 books
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7 friends
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Favorite Genres
Classics, Crime, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller
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