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“Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English).”
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
“Sometimes, when there’s been an accident and reality is too sudden and strange to comprehend, the surreal will take over. Action slows to a dreamlike glide, frame by frame; the motion of a hand, a sentence spoken, fills an eternity.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“I'm so proud of you that it makes me proud of me. I hope you know that.”
― Will Grayson, Will Grayson
― Will Grayson, Will Grayson
“TO BE “THE SEWER OF CHRISTENDOM and drain all the discords out of it” was the primary function of the Crusades,”
― Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour
― Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour
“The owner of the Post Office was called Maurice. A sixtyish-year-old with a large red nose that was pebble-dashed with broken capillaries, and a smooth bald head with a fuzz of grey hair around the side like the tide mark on a dirty bath. He had a gruff manner, distrusting eyes and a cough like kicked gravel.”
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Desire’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Desire’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
400 books
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18 friends
274 books
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26 books
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22 friends
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