“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
― A Hat Full of Sky
― A Hat Full of Sky
“Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.”
― Divergent
― Divergent
“I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”
― Divergent
― Divergent
“Books are more than doctors, of course. Some novels are loving, lifelong companions; some give you a clip around the ear; others are friends who wrap you in warm towels when you've got those autumn blues. And some...well, some are pink candy floss that tingles in your brain for three seconds and leaves a blissful voice. Like a short, torrid love affair.”
― The Little Paris Bookshop
― The Little Paris Bookshop
“As soon as one promises not to do something, it becomes the one thing above all others that one most wishes to do.”
― Venetia
― Venetia
Ximena’s 2025 Year in Books
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