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“I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better - and maybe not all that much better after all.”
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“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
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“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”
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“People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.”
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Rachel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rachel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
214 books
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37 friends
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240 books
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68 friends
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Chick-lit, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Ebooks, Gay and Lesbian, Music, Non-fiction, and Thriller
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