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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“So many books, so little time.”
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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
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“Is anyone anywhere happy?”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“My thought is me: that's why I can't stop. I exist because I think… and I can't stop myself from thinking. At this very moment - it's frightful - if I exist, it is because I am horrified at existing. I am the one who pulls myself from the nothingness to which I aspire.”
― Nausea
― Nausea
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sam’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at sam’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Classics, Comics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Manga, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult
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