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Maria
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“Books took me to places I could never go otherwise. They shared the confessions of people I'd never met and lives I'd never witnessed. The emotions I could never feel, and the events I hadn't experienced could all be found in those volumes.”
― Almond
― Almond
“wanted to read between the lines. I wanted to be someone who truly understood the meaning of an author’s words. I wanted to know more people, to be able to engage in deep conversations, and to learn what it was to be human.”
― Almond
― Almond
“What does love mean?” Mom asked mischievously. “To discover beauty.”
― Almond
― Almond
“আশ্চর্য মানুষের মন। সে যে কখন কি চায় তা নিজেও বলতে পারে না। কিসে তার সুখ আর কিসে তার অসুখ এর সত্যিকার জবাব সে নিজেও দিতে পারে না কোনদিন।”
― শেষ বিকেলের মেয়ে
― শেষ বিকেলের মেয়ে
“But books were different. They had lots of blanks. Blanks between words and even between lines. I could squeeze myself in there and sit, or walk, or scribble down my thoughts. It didn’t matter if I had no idea what the words meant. Turning the pages was half the battle.”
― Almond
― Almond
Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maria’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
4,735 books
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965 friends
438 books
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242 friends
1,324 books
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258 friends
2,984 books
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2,159 friends
1,194 books
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594 friends
887 books
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455 friends
860 books
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244 friends
1,834 books
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932 friends
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