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you didn’t just write down a raw cry of suffering. It would be boring and self-indulgent. You had to disguise it, turn it into art. That’s what literature was.
“However , it’s over, and I’ll take no revenge on his folly – I can afford to suffer anything, hereafter! Should the meanest thing alive slap me on the cheek, I’d not only turn the other, but I’d ask pardon for provoking it – and, as proof, I’ll go make my peace with Edgar instantly – Good night – I’m an angel!”
― Wuthering Heights
― Wuthering Heights
“He thought each memory recalled must do some violence to its origins. As in a party game. Say the words and pass it on. So be sparing. What you alter in the remembering has yet a reality, known or not.”
― The Road
― The Road
Abbey’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Abbey’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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11 friends
985 books
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54 books
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508 books
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0 books
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3 books
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385 books
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314 books
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