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There is truly something to be said about the fact that you sometimes can’t see yourself if you can’t see other people like you existing, thriving, working.
“Coffeehouses were centers of self-education, literary and philosophical speculation, commercial innovation, and, in some cases, political fermentation. But above all they were clearinghouses for news and gossip, linked by the circulation of customers, publications, and information from one establishment to the next. Collectively, Europe's coffeehouses functioned as the Internet of the Age of Reason.”
― A History of the World in 6 Glasses
― A History of the World in 6 Glasses
“Art requires that you make something else exist that is a representation of what your feeling is, or your idea.”
― Letters to a Young Artist
― Letters to a Young Artist
“At the heart of her bad nature, like many bad natures, was probably envy. And at the heart of envy was possibly hope - that the good fortune of others might one day be hers”
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“At the heart of her bad nature, like many bad natures, was probably envy. And at the heart of envy was possibly hope—that the good fortune of others might one day be hers.”
― Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
― Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
“Sometimes she worried that she was too happy. . . And her joy would become a restless thing, flapping its wings inside her, as though looking for an opening to fly away.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
Rini’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rini’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,101 books
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61 friends
300 books
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19 friends
297 books
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61 friends
617 books
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118 friends
1,286 books
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81 friends
1,670 books
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110 friends
236 books
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135 friends
138 books
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47 friends
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