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“Sentimental music has this great way of taking you back somewhere at the same time that it takes you forward, so you feel nostagic and hopeful all at the same time.”
― High Fidelity
― High Fidelity
“All the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal. ... But with each passing year, and with each whimsical purchase, our libraries become more and more able to articulate who we are, whether we read the books or not.”
― The Polysyllabic Spree
― The Polysyllabic Spree
“I had to wonder if men were so blinded by beauty that they would feel privileged to live their lives with an actual demon, so long as it was a beautiful demon.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“Now I know that our world is no more permanent than a wave rising on the ocean. Whatever our struggles and triumphs, however we may suffer them, all too soon they bleed into a wash, just like watery ink on paper.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.”
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Robyn’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Robyn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
296 books
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38 friends
2,067 books
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191 friends
94 books
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48 friends
305 books
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121 friends
707 books
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165 friends
77 books
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39 friends
84 books
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142 friends
8 books
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34 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Contemporary, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Philosophy, Poetry, Romance, Thriller, and Travel
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