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“The more people one knows, the easier it becomes to replace them. It’s one of the curses of London.
#HowardsEnd”
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#HowardsEnd”
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“Montaigne was right in believing that the mere presence of his books around him had an effect on his mind and character, that their patient availability made certain thoughts and modes of thinking possible or more likely.”
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“Why, oh why must one grow up, why must one inherit this heavy, numbing responsibility of living an undiscovered life?”
-The Rainbow”
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-The Rainbow”
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“To love makes one solitary, she thought.”
― Mrs Dalloway
― Mrs Dalloway
“This surely is the way to be, I thought to myself, that one should take hold of those one loves most and simply look into their eyes for a long time, or perhaps, for eternity.”
― A Month in Siena
― A Month in Siena
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Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.
Minoo’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Minoo’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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32 friends
71 books
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624 books
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5 friends
85 books
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239 books
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48 friends
24 books
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17 friends
129 books
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73 friends
68 books
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39 friends
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