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“I think it’s the books that you read when you’re young that live with you forever.”
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“I collect new books the way my friends collect designer handbags. Sometimes, I just like to know I have them and actually reading them is beside the point. Not that I don't eventually end up reading them. I do. But the mere act of buying them makes me happy.”
― Literacy and Longing in L.A.
― Literacy and Longing in L.A.
“Too often, feelings arrive too soon, waiting for thoughts that often come too late.”
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“I'd like to be born the son of a duke with 90,000 pounds a year, on an enormous estate.... And I'd like to have the most enormous library, and I'd like to think that I could read those books forever and forever, and die unlamented, unknown, unsung, unhonored - and packed with information.”
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“Humans like stories. Humans need stories. Stories are good. Stories work. Story clarifies and captures the essence of the human spirit. Story, in all its forms—of life, of love, of knowledge—has traced the upward surge of mankind. And story, you mark my words, will be with the last human to draw breath.”
― First Among Sequels
― First Among Sequels
Colette’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Colette’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
204 books
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41 friends
62 books
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631 friends
204 books
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1,522 friends
177 books
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846 friends
122 books
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628 friends
8 books
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26 friends
28 books
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40 friends
0 books
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681 friends
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