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“I want to be around people that do things. I don’t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things.”
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“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”
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“Great people do things before they're ready. They do things before they know they can do it. Doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that- that's what life is. You might be really good. You might find out something about yourself that's really special and if you're not good, who cares? You tried something. Now you know something about yourself”
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“Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it's always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins.”
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“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.”
― A Man Without a Country
― A Man Without a Country
Alyssa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alyssa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
3,550 books
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102 friends
1,127 books
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59 friends
22 books
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122 friends
239 books
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54 friends
485 books
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124 friends
170 books
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66 friends
93 books
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67 friends
186 books
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33 friends
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Favorite Genres
Chick-lit, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Self help, Suspense, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult
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