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“Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“Remember that a fine education can be found in places other than the usual.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“Why is any one book different from any other book? They are different, A.J. decides, because they are. We have to look inside many. We have to believe. We agree to be disappointed sometimes so that we can be exhilarated every now and again.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“The most annoying thing about it is that once a person gives a shit about one thing, he finds he has to start giving a shit about everything.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“Remember, Maya: the things we respond to at twenty are not necessarily the same things we will respond to at forty and vice versa. This is true in books and also in life.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
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Melody’s 2025 Year in Books
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