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Again, I wasn’t sure why I spoke up. It seemed counterproductive to my main goal, which was to always keep myself safe and popular.
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”
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“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“A good zoo," Stella said, "is a large domain. A wild cage. A safe place to be. It has room to roam and humans who don't hurt." She pauses, considering her words. "A good zoo is how humans make amends.”
― The One and Only Ivan
― The One and Only Ivan
“When I said I would die a bachelor, I did not think I should live till I were married.”
― Much Ado About Nothing
― Much Ado About Nothing
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Akilah’s 2025 Year in Books
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