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“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.”
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
“That book taught me that by reading, I could live more intensely. It could give me back the sight I had lost. For that reason alone, a book that didn't matter to anyone changed my life.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It's not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. The past is full of life, eager to irritate us, provoke and insult us, tempt us to destroy or repaint it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past.”
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Elia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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30 friends
334 books
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167 books
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744 books
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326 books
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63 books
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51 books
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55 books
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