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I read whenever I can, the lives of good and decent men and women who sought God and found Him. I am not like that—either I have never lost Him or I have never sought Him.
“I think this goes more to the idea of ‘relentless irony’ than ‘divine providence.’ ” “Yes—but why give it a name? Can’t they both be the same thing?”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“she listened to Thom play his harp, singing love songs like “The First Rose of Summer” and “The Wind That Shakes the Willow,” and funny songs like “Only One Boot” and “The Old Gray Goose.” His”
― The Shadow Rising
― The Shadow Rising
“Because—all the way driving here, driving all night, Christmas lights on the motorway and I’m not ashamed to tell you, I got choked up—because I was thinking, couldn’t help it, about the Bible story—? you know, where the steward steals the widow’s mite, but then the steward flees to far country and invests the mite wisely and brings back thousandfold cash to widow he stole from? And with joy she forgave him, and they killed the fatted calf, and made merry?” “I think that’s maybe not all the same story.” “Well—Bible school, Poland, it was a long time ago.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
Todd Howell’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Todd Howell’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
520 books
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132 friends
242 books
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514 friends
104 books
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5 friends
6 books
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23 friends
1 book
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30 friends
0 books
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65 friends
0 books
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11 friends
1 book
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5 friends
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