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“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
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“Nice comes from the Latin word for “stupid”,’ said Griffin. ‘We do not want to be nice.”
― Babel
― Babel
“Never underestimate the big importance of small things”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn't.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― Babel
― Babel
Violaine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Violaine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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