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Being ill when you are a child or growing up is such an enchanted interlude! The outside world, the world of free time in the yard or the garden or on the street, is only a distant murmur in the sickroom. Inside, a whole world of characters ...more
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Bernhard Schlink
“Doing history means building bridges between the past and the present, observing both banks of the river, taking an active part on both sides.”
Bernhard Schlink, The Reader

Mackenzi Lee
“God bless the book people for their boundless knowledge absorbed from having words instead of friends.”
Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

N.K. Jemisin
“I think you hate me because… I’m someone you can hate. I’m here, I’m handy. But what you really hate is the world.”
N.K. Jemisin, The Broken Earth Trilogy

Oscar Wilde
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
Oscar Wilde

Terry Pratchett
“Magic never dies. It merely fades away.”
Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic

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