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“...writing stories was always a bit like falling in love with a stranger and running off to Marrakech for a long weekend. It didn't have to be successful to be thrilling.”
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“nothing grieves more deeply or pathetically than one half of a great love that isn’t meant to be.”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“at first, when we truly love someone, our greatest fear is that the loved one will stop loving us. what we should fear and dread, of course, is that we wont stop loving them, even after they are dead and gone. for i still love you with the whole of my heart. i still love you. and sometimes, my friend, the love that i have and cant give to you, crushed the breast from my chest. soemtimes, even now, my heart is drowning in a sorrow that has no stars without you, and no laughter, and no sleep.”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“Love is a one-way street. Love, like respect isn't something you get; it's something you give”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured. I realised, somehow, through the screaming of my mind, that even in that shackled, bloody helplessness, I was still free: free to hate the men who were torturing me, or to forgive them. It doesn’t sound like much, I know. But in the flinch and bite of the chain, when it’s all you’ve got, that freedom is an universe of possibility. And the choice you make between hating and forgiving, can become the story of your life.”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
Marina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Marina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
448 books
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113 friends
206 books
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37 friends
1,466 books
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256 friends
797 books
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65 friends
1,808 books
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103 friends
281 books
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95 friends
93 books
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43 friends
300 books
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101 friends
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