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“Reader, I married him.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“Better to struggle through life with a broken wing than have no wings at all.”
― The Dean's Watch
― The Dean's Watch
“The Yanks always wore neckties that leapt out in front of their shirts, as if to announce the awkwardness to follow.”
― The Bonfire of the Vanities
― The Bonfire of the Vanities
“How very American it was to assume that these unsmiling Chinese would be pleased if one showed a preference for their native implements...How very American it was to feel somehow guilty unless one struggled over rice noodles and lumps of meat with things that looked like enlarged knitting needles.”
― The Bonfire of the Vanities
― The Bonfire of the Vanities
“That night, before going to bed, he went on to say, 'Never be afraid of thieves and murderers. They represent the dangers without, which are not worth worrying about. Be afraid of ourselves. Prejudices are the real thieves, vices are the murderers. The greatest dangers are within us. Who cares who threatens our heads or our purses! Let's think only of what threatens our souls.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
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Erin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Erin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
205 books
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3,240 books
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706 books
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1,498 books
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2,171 books
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861 books
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880 books
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78 books
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