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“I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I've never been able to believe it. I don't believe a rose WOULD be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk cabbage.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
“Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.”
― Herzog
― Herzog
“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can warm me, I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry. These are the only ways I know it. Is there any other way?”
― Selected Letters
― Selected Letters
Lydia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lydia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,992 books
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268 friends
453 books
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185 friends
607 books
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39 friends
33 books
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5 friends
201 books
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16 friends
179 books
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18 friends
431 books
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31 friends
40 books
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4 friends
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