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Isabella
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Sometimes our pain pushes us, and sometimes our hope pulls us. Asking “Why now?” isn’t just asking a question—it’s asking everything.
“I'm not sentimental--I'm as romantic as you are. The idea, you know,
is that the sentimental person thinks things will last--the romantic
person has a desperate confidence that they won't.”
― This Side of Paradise
is that the sentimental person thinks things will last--the romantic
person has a desperate confidence that they won't.”
― This Side of Paradise
“They say, 'The coward dies many times'; so does the beloved. Didn't the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined?”
― A Grief Observed
― A Grief Observed
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
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“I want
To do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.”
― Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
To do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.”
― Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
― Pensées
― Pensées
Isabella’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Isabella’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
256 books
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31 friends
713 books
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888 books
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536 books
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620 books
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438 books
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121 friends
268 books
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77 friends
1,011 books
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11 friends
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