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“The world is being run by people my age, men my age, with falling-out hair and health worries, and it frightens me. When the leaders were older than me I could believe in their wisdom, I could believe they had transcended rage and malice and the need to be loved. Now I know better. I look at the faces in newspapers, in magazines, and wonder: what greeds, what furies drive them on?”
― Cat’s Eye
― Cat’s Eye
“I always find it more difficult to say the things I mean than the things I don't.”
― The Painted Veil
― The Painted Veil
“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“I was fascinated by strangers, wanted to know what food they ate and what dishes they ate it from, what movies they watched and what music they listened to, wanted to look under their beds and in their secret drawers and night tables and inside the pockets of their coats.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
Melissa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
583 books
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17 friends
724 books
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8 friends
83 books
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15 friends
24 books
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3 friends
56 books
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19 friends
2,148 books
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15 friends
87 books
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9 friends
0 books
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6 friends
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