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“It is as if I had been going downhill while I imagined I was going up. And that is really what it was. I was going up in public opinion, but to the same extent life was ebbing away from me. And now it is all done and there is only death.”
― The Death of Ivan Ilyich
― The Death of Ivan Ilyich
“He stepped down, avoiding any long look at her as one avoids long looks at the sun, but seeing her as one sees the sun, without looking.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“For just because one loves blue does not mean that one wants to spend one’s life in a world made of it.”
― Bluets
― Bluets
“Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading.”
― Never Let Me Go
― Never Let Me Go
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
Rita’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rita’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,746 books
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5,001 friends
605 books
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49 friends
772 books
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31 friends
30 books
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1 friend
547 books
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7 friends
28 books
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1 friend
1 book
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4 friends
0 books
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4 friends
Favorite Genres
Art, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Manga, Philosophy, and Poetry
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