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Simone
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“I was raised among books, making invisible friends in pages that seemed cast from dust and whose smell I carry on my hands to this day.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.”
― Clockwork Angel
― Clockwork Angel
“I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I'd let go of the 1500 or so books I possess.”
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“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
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Simone’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Simone’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,573 books
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3,336 friends
385 books
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11 friends
285 books
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1,121 friends
8 books
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659 friends
313 books
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51 friends
28 books
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2 friends
274 books
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4 friends
8 books
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6 friends
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