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Like stealing a breath from the open mouth of a skull.
“Chiron had said once that nations were the most foolish of mortal inventions. "No man is worth more than another, wherever he is from.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“For what matters in life is not whether we receive a round of applause; what matters is whether we have the courage to venture forth despite the uncertainty of acclaim.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“The Light save me from men who think with the hair on their chests.”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World
“She laughed for his sake, something she’d never done. Giving away another piece of herself just to have someone else.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“He had said that our lives are steered by uncertainties, many of which are disruptive or even daunting; but that if we persevere and remain generous of heart, we may be granted a moment of lucidity—a moment in which all that has happened to us suddenly comes into focus as a necessary course of events, even as we find ourselves on the threshold of the life we had been meant to lead all along.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
Shalese’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shalese’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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