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“I liked learning things. How numbers worked together to explain the stars. How molecules made the world. All the ugly and wonderful things people had done in the last two thousand years.”
― All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
― All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
“It was a rough crossing, the one from childhood to the next life. And as with any other harsh journey, not everything survived.”
― The Age of Miracles
― The Age of Miracles
“Books are the carriers of civilization...They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.”
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“Your family is real, but mine isn't? Real people with real feelings, but my family isn't real to you. You think. I'm a character. A story. Those women you talk about. Not real people to you. Stupid women. I'm real. I'm as real as you are. My family is real like your family.”
― All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
― All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
“This is why you must love life: one day you're offering up your social security number to the Russian Mafia; two weeks later you're using the word calve as a verb.”
― Where'd You Go, Bernadette
― Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Melissa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,189 books
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1,288 friends
145 books
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57 friends
146 books
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18 friends
92 books
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1 friend
6 books
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14 friends
78 books
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36 friends
468 books
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103 friends
26 books
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14 friends
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