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“I think that the reader should enrich what he is reading. He should misunderstand the text; he should change it into something else.”
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“When writers die they become books, which is, after all, not too bad an incarnation."
[As attributed by Alastair Reid in Neruda and Borges, The New Yorker, June 24, 1996; as well as in The Talk of the Town, The New Yorker, July 7, 1986]”
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[As attributed by Alastair Reid in Neruda and Borges, The New Yorker, June 24, 1996; as well as in The Talk of the Town, The New Yorker, July 7, 1986]”
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“There are those who seek the love of a woman to forget her, to not think about her.”
― The Aleph and Other Stories
― The Aleph and Other Stories
“There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.”
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“Make sure you marry someone who laughs at the same things you do.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
Alise’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alise’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1 book
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206 friends
406 books
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252 friends
576 books
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94 friends
555 books
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113 friends
100 books
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165 friends
896 books
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109 friends
250 books
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196 friends
1,049 books
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387 friends
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