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“A well-chosen book saves you from everything, including yourself.”
― The Rights of the Reader
― The Rights of the Reader
“The paradoxical virtue of reading lies in distancing ourselves from the world so that we may make sense of it.”
― Comme un roman
― Comme un roman
“I wonder how many people don't get the one they want, but end up with the one they're supposed to be with.”
― Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
― Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
“If you`re wondering how you`ll find time, it means you don`t really want to read. Because nobody`s ever got time. Children certainly haven`t, nor have teenagers or grown-ups. Life always gets in the way. <...>
Time to read is always time stolen. <...>
Stolen from what?
From the tyranny of living.”- p.125”
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Time to read is always time stolen. <...>
Stolen from what?
From the tyranny of living.”- p.125”
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“Why, Jon, why?" his mother asked. "Why is it so hard to be like the rest of the flock, Jon? Why can't you leave low flying to the pelicans, the alhatross? Why don't you eat? Son, you're bone and feathers!" "I don't mind being bone and feathers mom. I just want to know what I can do in the air and what I can't, that's all. I just want to know.”
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Clarissa’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Clarissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
321 books
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49 friends
208 books
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49 friends
2,132 books
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2,560 friends
99 books
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207 friends
64 books
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200 friends
324 books
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46 friends
2 books
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126 friends
3 books
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44 friends
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