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“Literary Awards offer no guarantee that the fame they create will last. Today, not many readers know the authors who won the Nobel prize in literature in the thirties, forties, fifties or even nineties. But, who doesn’t know William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo or Jean-Paul Sartre who stood the test of time without winning a prestigious prize?”
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“Be kind to all mankind.”
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“Travel opens windows to a rich and diverse world,
which you can never see from your homeland.”
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which you can never see from your homeland.”
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“Don't let the clouds of failure overshadow you, and ruin your life.
There is a seed of success inside of you. Let it grow. Keep it alive.”
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There is a seed of success inside of you. Let it grow. Keep it alive.”
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“How can 5 judges decide the best book of the year without reading every book of the year? While some lucky authors can enter the contest, others may never get the chance to do so due to the tough nomination and selection processes. And how can the judges’ decision be right when we know that submitting the same books to different panels will result in different winners?”
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Randa’s 2025 Year in Books
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