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Georgie Mathew
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“Families are so important here," I said. She looked surprised. "They are not everywhere?”
― Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World
― Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World
“Open your heart. Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you must open your heart.”
― The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
― The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
“Down through the ages and in the whole world, Watt and Newton cannot have been the only ones to notice the steam from a boiling kettle or observe an apple fall. Having eyes, but not seeing beauty; having ears, but not hearing music; having minds, but not perceiving truth; having hearts that are never moved and therefore never set on fire. These are the things to fear, said the headmaster.”
― Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
― Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
“Having eyes, but not seeing beauty; having ears, but not hearing music; having minds, but not perceiving truth; having hearts that are never moved and therefore never set on fire. These are the things to fear, said the headmaster.”
― Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
― Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
“And at the moment of contact, they do not know if the hand that is reaching for theirs belongs to a Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Brahmin or untouchable or whether you were born in this city or arrived only this morning or whether you live in Malabar Hill or New York or Jogeshwari; whether you’re from Bombay or Mumbai or New York. All they know is that you’re trying to get to the city of gold, and that’s enough. Come on board, they say. We’ll adjust.”
― Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
― Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
Georgie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Georgie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
103 books
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357 friends
183 books
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140 friends
212 books
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117 friends
369 books
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54 friends
51 books
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87 friends
314 books
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98 friends
96 books
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101 friends
7 books
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146 friends
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Favorite Genres
Children's, Classics, Comics, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science, Science fiction, Thriller, and Travel
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