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Amanda
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“I deserve you least of all. But I want you the most. And I won’t give up. The lengths I’m willing to go to . . . One day, I’ll show you.”
“Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and trotted along with his little sword held in front of him and one hand feeling the wall, and his heart all of a patter and a pitter.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“Fear is the original sin. Almost all of the evil in the world has its origin in the fact that some one is afraid of something.It is a cold slimy serpent coiling about you. It is horrible to live with fear; and it is of all things degrading.”
― The Blue Castle
― The Blue Castle
“The trouble with you people is that you don't laugh enough.”
― The Blue Castle
― The Blue Castle
“If you can sit in silence with a person for half an hour and yet be entirely comfortable, you and that person can be friends. If you cannot, friends you'll never be and you need not waste time in trying.”
― The Blue Castle
― The Blue Castle
“I don’t have hopes,” Mad explained, studying the address. “I have faith.” He looked at her in surprise. “Well, that’s a funny word to hear coming from you.” “How come?” “Because,” he said, “well, you know. Religion is based on faith.” “But you realize,” she said carefully, as if not to embarrass him further, “that faith isn’t based on religion. Right?”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amanda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
440 books
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26 friends
1,112 books
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196 friends
76 books
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52 friends
1,066 books
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72 friends
1,364 books
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24 friends
524 books
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70 friends
1,184 books
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96 friends
572 books
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Favorite Genres
Children's, Christian, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Religion, and Romance
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