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Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated.
“Books may well be the only true magic.”
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Lady Windermere's Fan
― Lady Windermere's Fan
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― On the Road
― On the Road
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Kristy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kristy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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African American, Art, Biography, Book Club, Business, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Travel, and War
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