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Alex is Currently Reading

Alex is currently reading

They Can't Burn Us All

by Cathryn Kemp (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, history-and-historial-fiction

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(page 243 of 404)
— Oct 18, 2026 08:48AM

Oct 17, 2026 11:58PM

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One Aladdin Two Lamps

by Jeanette Winterson

bookshelves: currently-reading, book-club-buddy-read, life-culture-and-essays, non-fiction

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— Oct 09, 2026 08:50AM

Oct 09, 2026 08:50AM

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Zones à défendre

by Bénédicte Dupré la Tour

bookshelves: currently-reading, français, netgalley-arc-sp, rentrée-littéraire

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(page 130 of 352)
— Aug 30, 2026 01:31PM

Aug 18, 2026 12:14PM

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Alex’s Quotes

“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

tags: books, reading, truth

7702 likes

“Never trust anyone, Daniel, especially the people you admire. Those are the ones who will make you suffer the worst blows.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

tags: trust

1028 likes

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles”
― Audrey Hepburn

tags: life

2238 likes

“Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

tags: destiny

967 likes

“Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Shadow of the Wind

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