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“Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be his world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow.”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
“Nothing is more painful to the human mind than, after the feelings have been worked up by a quick succession of events, the dead calmness of inaction and certainty which follows and deprives the soul both of hope and fear.”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
“It was too late for happiness - but not too late to be helped by the thought of what I had missed. That is all I haved lived on - don't take it from me now”
― The House of Mirth
― The House of Mirth
“A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune”
― The Sound and the Fury
― The Sound and the Fury
“He walked on in silence, the solitary sound of his footsteps echoing in his head, as in a deserted street, at dawn. His solitude was so complete, beneath a lovely sky as mellow and serene as a good conscience, amid that busy throng, that he was amazed at his own existence; he must be somebody else's nightmare, and whoever it was would certainly awaken soon.”
― The Age of Reason
― The Age of Reason
Tessa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Tessa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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10 friends
79 books
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576 books
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531 books
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179 books
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238 books
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196 books
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31 books
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