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Alena
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
― 100 Love Sonnets
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
― 100 Love Sonnets
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.”
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
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Alena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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37 friends
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