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“Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“Where did you go to, if I may ask?' said Thorin to Gandalf as they rode along.
To look ahead,' said he.
And what brought you back in the nick of time?'
Looking behind,' said he.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
To look ahead,' said he.
And what brought you back in the nick of time?'
Looking behind,' said he.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
Matthew’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Matthew’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
365 books
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38 friends
1,909 books
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15 friends
48 books
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8 friends
106 books
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9 friends
129 books
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12 friends
130 books
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9 friends
378 books
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12 friends
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Classics, Crime, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller
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