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“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
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“There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth.”
― Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949
― Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.”
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Memoirs and Biographies We Love
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A place to share memoirs, biographies, autobiographies (and maybe even fiction-based-in-reality) that you have enjoyed!
Jean’s 2025 Year in Books
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