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“We fall in love because we long to escape from ourselves with someone as beautiful, intelligent, and witty as we are ugly, stupid, and dull. But what if such a perfect being should one day turn around and decide they will love us back? We can only be somewhat shocked-how can they be as wonderful as we had hoped when they have the bad taste to approve of someone like us?”
― On Love
― On Love
“We are all more intelligent than we are capable, and awareness of the insanity of love has never saved anyone from the disease.”
― On Love
― On Love
“Most of what makes a book 'good' is that we are reading it at the right moment for us.”
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“To one's enemies: "I hate myself more than you ever could.”
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“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
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Marina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Marina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Children's, Classics, Ebooks, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, and Travel
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