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A portrait-painter, he called himself, but he hadn't painted any portraits. He was sitting on the side-lines with a blanket over his shoulders, waiting for a chance to get into the game. You see, the catch about portrait-painting—I've
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“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”
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“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
― The Dharma Bums
― The Dharma Bums
“Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere - be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Tom’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Tom’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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37 friends
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29 friends
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1 friend
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178 friends
483 books
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34 friends
335 books
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403 friends
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5 friends
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Business, Classics, Fiction, History, Music, Non-fiction, Psychology, and Young-adult
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