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“The curious are always in some danger. If you are curious you might never come home, like all the men who now live with mermaids at the bottom of the sea.
Or the people who found Atlantis.”
― Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Or the people who found Atlantis.”
― Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
“And I add my own love to the history of people who have loved beautiful things, and looked out for them, and pulled them from the fire, and sought them when they were lost, and tried to preserve them and save them while passing them along literally from hand to hand, singing out brilliantly from the wreck of time to the next generation of lovers, and the next.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“On days like this," Cass said, suddenly, "I remember what it was like--I think I remember--to be young, very young." She looked up at him. "When everything, touching and tasting--everything--was so new, and even suffering was wonderful because it was so complete.”
― Another Country
― Another Country
“I adore imaginary monsters, but I am terrified of real ones.”
― Open City
― Open City
“I became aware of just how fleeting the sense of happiness was, and how flimsy its basis: a warm restaurant after having come in from the rain, the smell of food and wine, interesting conversation, daylight falling weakly on the polished cherrywood of the tables. It took so little to move the mood from one level to another, as one might push pieces on a chessboard. Even to be aware of this, in the midst of a happy moment, was to push one of those pieces, and to become slightly less happy.”
― Open City
― Open City
Timothy’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Timothy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
950 books
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55 friends
853 books
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86 friends
548 books
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203 friends
1,344 books
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160 friends
2,754 books
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256 friends
772 books
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114 friends
342 books
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9 friends
925 books
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12 friends
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