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Elene Cooke
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A fear born of the fact that though we may come back to a place at the end of our journeys, we never really return, for we are not the same person who departed.
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― As You Like It
― As You Like It
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
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“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
― Twelfth Night
― Twelfth Night
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
― Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings
― Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings
“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.”
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Elene’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elene’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
78 books
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14 friends
743 books
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756 books
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163 books
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