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“Life is a train ride, and at the many stations along the route, people important to us debark, never to get aboard again, until by the end of the journey, we sit in a passenger car where most of the seats are empty.”
― False Memory
― False Memory
“I survive by finding the sweet spot between reason and unreason, between the rational and irrational.”
― Forever Odd
― Forever Odd
“Pain can be endured and defeated only if it is embraced. Denied or feared, it grows in perception if not in reality. The best response to terror is righteous anger, confidence in ultimate justice, a refusal to be intimidated.”
― Velocity
― Velocity
“If you can spend enough time playing other people, you don't have to think too much about your own character motivations.”
― Odd Hours
― Odd Hours
“That was the splendid thing about life: Though it was cruel, it was also mysterious, filled with wonder and surprise; sometimes the surprises were so amazing that they qualified as miraculous, and by witnessing those miracles, a despondent person could discover a reason to live, a cynic could obtain unexpected relief from ennui, and a profoundly wounded boy could find the will to heal himself and medicine for melancholy.”
― Lightning
― Lightning
Sumer’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sumer’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Book Club, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult
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