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Amanda
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You see, deep down inside each one of us (yes, even them) is an inherent desire for good. It’s not even a desire; it’s an actual human reflex inside each of us.
“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
“Moonlight and the murmur of pines blended together so that one could hardly tell which was light and which was sound.”
― 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
“The trouble with you people is that you don't laugh enough.”
― 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.
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Favorite Genres
Children's, Christian, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Religion, and Romance
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