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“You can't go home again because home has ceased to exist except in the mothballs of memory.”
― Travels with Charley: In Search of America
― Travels with Charley: In Search of America
“Alas, poor country, almost afraid to know itself! It cannot be called our mother, but our grave.”
― Macbeth
― Macbeth
“In the University library he wandered through the stacks, among the thousands of books, inhaling the musty odor of leather, cloth, and drying page as if it were an exotic incense.”
― Stoner
― Stoner
“Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.”
― Macbeth
― Macbeth
“A talent for building children's souls, Hilde. So building their souls that they might grow straight and fine, nobly and beautifully formed, to their full human stature. That was where Aline's talent lay.”
― The Master Builder
― The Master Builder
Jan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,372 books
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70 friends
114 books
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100 friends
464 books
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25 friends
1,752 books
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244 friends
319 books
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109 friends
240 books
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78 friends
251 books
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31 friends
90 books
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48 friends
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