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“You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.”
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“It is so hard to leave—until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.”
― Paper Towns
― Paper Towns
“I believed that I wanted to be a poet, but deep down I just wanted to be a poem.”
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“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.”
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“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important.”
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Julia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Julia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
554 books
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246 friends
1,243 books
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166 friends
2,153 books
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233 friends
768 books
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81 friends
93 books
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42 friends
39 books
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131 friends
760 books
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62 friends
310 books
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136 friends
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