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This “performance” went well until the ex–poet laureate asked me which university I’d attended. In the excruciating silence that followed, I felt like the whole of Harvard was staring at me and I began stuttering. Thankfully, Foster threw
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“I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything.”
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“All morons hate it when you call them a moron.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning. ”
― Peter Pan
― Peter Pan
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”
― The Twits
― The Twits
Madeleine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Madeleine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
241 books
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134 friends
414 books
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70 friends
908 books
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120 friends
355 books
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42 friends
269 books
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24 friends
219 books
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76 friends
171 books
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30 friends
4 books
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20 friends
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Favorite Genres
Biography, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Sports, and Thriller
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