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“If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.”
― Song of Solomon
― Song of Solomon
“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.”
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“Sweet, crazy conversations full of half sentences, daydreams and misunderstandings more thrilling than understanding could ever be.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
“I think it's so foolish for people to want to be happy. Happy is so momentary--you're happy for an instant and then you start thinking again. Interest is the most important thing in life; happiness is temporary, but interest is continuous.”
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“I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book.”
― The Poisonwood Bible
― The Poisonwood Bible
Phyllis’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Phyllis’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
400 books
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444 friends
74 books
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113 friends
501 books
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11 friends
5 books
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505 friends
382 books
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105 friends
165 books
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23 friends
77 books
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7 friends
2 books
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240 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Children's, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, and Young-adult
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