I once read somewhere that we mature with damage, not with age.
“It's hard to accept that depression is an illness, that moping around from day to day with no will for so many years is not my fault.”
― The Memory of Light
― The Memory of Light
“The world was hers for the reading.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“We read to know we're not alone.”
― Shadowlands: A Play
― Shadowlands: A Play
“What's better? To hurt from your want or to be so dead inside that you don't want anything? I don't want anything.”
― The Memory of Light
― The Memory of Light
Ella’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ella’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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