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“He picked up one of Lorna's roses and set it in my lap. "Here." I picked it up and smelled it. He poked me in the shoulder. "See what I mean? Thorns don't stop you from sniffing. Or putting them in a vase on the kitchen table. You work around them.... Cause the rose is worth it... Think what you'd miss.”
― Chasing Fireflies
― Chasing Fireflies
“Roses and thorns are parts of the same plant. Somehow though, some people are concerned mainly about the roses. The rose is not on the plant for more than a week, but the thorns are there forever.
Roses are teaching that the beauty of life will bloom, once you have taught yourself the lessons given by living with the thorns.”
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Roses are teaching that the beauty of life will bloom, once you have taught yourself the lessons given by living with the thorns.”
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“It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses, and apologized to no one.”
― V for Vendetta
― V for Vendetta
“But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.”
― The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
― The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Winter’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Winter’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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2,651 books
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165 friends
172 books
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52 books
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82 books
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21 books
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21 friends
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