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He was straightforward and quiet: he walked quietly, spoke quietly; even his anger was quiet. It was his love that was booming.
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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“There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice.”
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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Lady Windermere's Fan
― Lady Windermere's Fan
“Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often.”
― Into the Wild
― Into the Wild
Des’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Des’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,316 books
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34 friends
488 books
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31 friends
193 books
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48 friends
33 books
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3 friends
314 books
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5 friends
351 books
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26 friends
245 books
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6 friends
11 books
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74 friends
Favorite Genres
Children's, Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Self help, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult
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