“I’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue. Rather, I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live - if I’m able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of love.”
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“A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They'd rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the book.”
― The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination
― The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination
“It is this way with wonder: it takes a bit of patience, and it takes putting yourself in the right place at the right time. It requires that we be curious enough to forgo our small distractions in order to find the world.”
― World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
― World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Zoe’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Zoe’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, African American, Art, Children's, Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Poetry, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, fairies, retellings, young-adult-fantasy, fairy-tales, high-fantasy, magic, adventure, survival, space, urban-fantasy, supernatural, mythology, epic-fantasy, ghosts, dark-fantasy, low-fantasy, weird-fiction, heroic-fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, unicorns, fantasy-romance, new-weird, arthurian, elves, magical-realism, cozy-mystery, witches, time-travel, books-about-books, adult, science-fiction-fantasy, humor, speculative-fiction, utopia, dystopia, post-apocalyptic, Romantasy, fae, young-adult-science-fiction, young-adult-paranormal, realistic-young-adult, historical, medieval, novels, folk-tales, coming-of-age, banned-books, challenged-books, realistic-fiction, gothic, epic, short-stories, slice-of-life, flash-fiction, indigenous, african-american-literature, social-issues, sociology, anthropology, folklore, fairy-tale-retellings, environment, social-justice, mystery-thriller, dragons, and lgbt
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