“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.”
― The Uses of Literature
― The Uses of Literature
“He liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his head.”
― An Abundance of Katherines
― An Abundance of Katherines
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.”
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“Our doubts are traitors,
and make us lose the good we oft might win,
by fearing to attempt.”
― Measure for Measure
and make us lose the good we oft might win,
by fearing to attempt.”
― Measure for Measure
Stephanie’s 2025 Year in Books
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