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“I don't consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin.”
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“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
“Memory is a mirror that scandalously lies.”
― Around the Day in Eighty Worlds
― Around the Day in Eighty Worlds
“Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly – they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“I hate when people ask what a book is about. People who read for plot, people who suck out the story like the cream filling in an Oreo, should stick to comic strips and soap operas. . . . Every book worth a damn is about emotions and love and death and pain. It's about words. It's about a man dealing with life. Okay?”
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Lida’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lida’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,361 books
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109 friends
1,019 books
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351 friends
724 books
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939 friends
33 books
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112 friends
449 books
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30 friends
450 books
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1,184 friends
0 books
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14 friends
471 books
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137 friends
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