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“I don't create so much as I collect," explained the poet. "The world is already so rich. All I do is distill the messiness of human life into a concentrated reading experience.”
― Yellowface
― Yellowface
“I wonder if we shall ever be put into songs or tales. We're in one, of course; but I mean: put into words, you know, told by the fireside, or read out of a great big book with red and black letters, years and years afterwards.”
― The Two Towers
― The Two Towers
“— Books are boring.
— Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
— Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
“I like you.'
'That's tough, Joan,' I said, picking up my book. 'Because I don't like you. You make me puke, if you want to know.”
― The Bell Jar
'That's tough, Joan,' I said, picking up my book. 'Because I don't like you. You make me puke, if you want to know.”
― The Bell Jar
“Was also ist der Mensch? Er ist das Wesen, das immer entscheidet, was es ist. Er ist das Wesen, das die Gaskammern erfunden hat; aber zugleich ist er auch das Wesen, das in die Gaskammern gegangen ist aufrecht und ein Gebet auf den Lippen.”
― Trotzdem ja zum Leben sagen & ausgewählte Briefe 1945-49
― Trotzdem ja zum Leben sagen & ausgewählte Briefe 1945-49
Vera’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Vera’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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