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“It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.”
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“Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving. ”
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“What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?”
― Invisible Man
― Invisible Man
“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
― 1984
― 1984
“I wanted so badly to lie down next to her on the couch, to wrap my arms around her and sleep. Not fuck, like in those movies. Not even have sex. Just sleep together in the most innocent sense of the phrase. But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was hurricane.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
Melody’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melody’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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154 friends
497 books
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1,066 books
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177 books
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721 books
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381 books
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505 books
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80 friends
564 books
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279 friends
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