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“It’s a particular kind of pleasure, of intimacy, loving a book with someone.”
― Writers & Lovers
― Writers & Lovers
“I don’t write because I think I have something to say. I write because if I don’t, everything feels even worse.”
― Writers & Lovers
― Writers & Lovers
“Presumably, remembered suffering never feels as bad as present suffering, even if it was really a lot worse - we can't remember how much worse it was, because remembering is weaker than experiencing.”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
“men who wrote tender, poetic sentences that tried to hide the narcissism and misogyny of their stories.”
― Writers & Lovers
― Writers & Lovers
“He wondered if an action, to qualify as authentically good, needed not only to be untainted by self-interest but also to bring no pleasure of any kind.”
― Crossroads
― Crossroads
Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maria’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Fiction, History, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, and Travel
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