“If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?”
― The Merchant of Venice
― The Merchant of Venice
“Books are many things: lullabies for the weary, ointment for the wounded, armour for the fearful and nests for those in need of a home.”
― The Tender Moments of Saffron Silk
― The Tender Moments of Saffron Silk
“being brave didn’t mean you weren’t scared. Being brave meant you were scared, really scared, badly scared, and you did the right thing anyway.”
― Coraline
― Coraline
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons
“Please," she whispered as she opened the book, "please get me out of here just for an hour or so, please take me far, far away”
― Inkheart
― Inkheart
Melissa’s 2025 Year in Books
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