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Had I folded like a piece of paper in an origami tournament? Yes. But I did so with dignity, and my head held high.
“For it would seem - her case proved it - that we write, not with the fingers, but with the whole person. The nerve which controls the pen winds itself about every fibre of our being, threads the heart, pierces the liver.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
“I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don't have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.”
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“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.”
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“Books are the mirrors of the soul.”
― Between the Acts
― Between the Acts
“When the Day of Judgment dawns and people, great and small, come marching in to receive their heavenly rewards, the Almighty will gaze upon the mere bookworms and say to Peter, “Look, these need no reward. We have nothing to give them. They have loved reading.”
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Jamila’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jamila’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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