“A reader lives many lives,” James Harris said. “The person who doesn’t read lives but one. But if you’re happy just doing what you’re told and reading what other people think you should read, then don’t let me stop you. I just find it
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“I am tired of myself tonight. I should like to be somebody else.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.”
― First Frost
― First Frost
“Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.”
― The Complete Stories and Poems
― The Complete Stories and Poems
“Life is given to me only once, and never will be again—I don't want to sit waiting for universal happiness. I want to live myself; otherwise it's better not to live at all.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
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