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“When one is young, he thought, one thinks that one will never know oneself. But the knowledge comes later; if not all, then some. An important amount.”
― The Orchardist
― The Orchardist
“Things might get very bad, things might be worse than she ever imagined, but the stars existed, and that was something.”
― The Orchardist
― The Orchardist
“And that was the point of children, thought Caroline Meddey: to bind us to the earth and to the present, to distract us from death.”
― The Orchardist
― The Orchardist
“Change often starts with the smallest of whispers. Like-minded people building it up to a roar.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“And that was the point of children, thought Caroline Middey: to bind us to the earth and to the present, to distract us from death. A distraction dressed as a blessing: but dressed so well, and so truly, that it became a blessing. Or maybe it was the other way around: a blessing first, before a distraction. ...But she did not think any more about it because at her back, suddenly, the child woke from her nap, and she rose at once to go to her. (p. 124)”
― The Orchardist
― The Orchardist
Kathleen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kathleen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
512 books
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16 friends
162 books
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22 friends
195 books
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4 friends
1,181 books
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21 friends
341 books
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3 friends
250 books
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9 friends
1 book
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1 friend
411 books
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113 friends
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