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obsession and tormented egotism in which the protagonist is haunted by a premonition that he was “being kept for something rare and strange, possibly prodigious and terrible, that was sooner or later to happen.”
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
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“I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?”
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“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― Autumn Leaves
― Autumn Leaves
“A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.”
― The Problem of Pain
― The Problem of Pain
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
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Melissa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
445 books
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192 friends
229 books
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97 friends
2,451 books
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41 friends
1,463 books
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374 friends
1,783 books
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47 friends
961 books
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158 friends
322 books
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59 friends
272 books
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83 friends
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