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“...real intimacy is a place where there are no mistakes, at least not in the sense you feel. You don't just blow everything with one wrong move. A friendship is a space where you're supposted and free to make mistakes.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“Narrow minds devoid of imagination. Intolerance, theories cut off from reality, empty terminology, usurped ideals, inflexible systems. Those are the things that really frighten me. What I absolutely fear and loathe.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“It can be really exasperating to look back at your past. What’s the matter with you? I want to ask her, my younger self, shaking her shoulder. If I did that, she would probably cry. Maybe I would cry, too.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“Keep your dreams, you never know when you might need them.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Tell me one good thing about those people Eliot helps.”
“I can’t.”
“I thought not.”
“It’s a secret thing,” she said, forced to argue, pleading for the argument to stop right there.
Without any notion of how merciless he was being, the Senator pressed on. “You’re among friends now—suppose you tell us what this great secret is.”
“The secret is that they’re human,” said Sylvia.”
― God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
“I can’t.”
“I thought not.”
“It’s a secret thing,” she said, forced to argue, pleading for the argument to stop right there.
Without any notion of how merciless he was being, the Senator pressed on. “You’re among friends now—suppose you tell us what this great secret is.”
“The secret is that they’re human,” said Sylvia.”
― God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Bridget’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bridget’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
96 books
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8 friends
212 books
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8 friends
1,462 books
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46 friends
564 books
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24 friends
30 books
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7 friends
19 books
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6 friends
0 books
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4 friends
347 books
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50 friends
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