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The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
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“I have no mission. No one has.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“My schedule for today lists a six-hour self-accusatory depression.”
― Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
― Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
“There is no perfection only life”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Coraline
― Coraline
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Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maria’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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