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“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out.”
― The Screwtape Letters
― The Screwtape Letters
“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”
― The Weight of Glory, and Other Addresses
― The Weight of Glory, and Other Addresses
“She leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and Leisel kissed her best friend, Rudy Steiner, soft and true on his lips. He tasted dusty and sweet. He tasted like regret in the shadows of trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection. She kissed him long and soft, and when she pulled herself away, she touched his mouth with her fingers...She did not say goodbye. She was incapable, and after a few more minutes at his side, she was able to tear herself from the ground. It amazes me what humans can do, even when streams are flowing down their faces and they stagger on...”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
Peter’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Peter’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
169 books
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64 friends
257 books
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78 friends
1,175 books
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25 friends
135 books
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86 friends
228 books
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102 friends
7 books
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59 friends
17 books
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28 friends
1 book
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94 friends
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