“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“I'm for open-mindedness and tolerance. I'm against any form of fanaticism, fundamentalism or zealotry, and this certainty of 'We have the truth.' The truth is far too large and complex. Nobody has the truth.”
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“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
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“If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree. ”
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Julianne’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Julianne’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Biography, Children's, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, and Young-adult
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