“If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?”
― Nineteen Minutes
― Nineteen Minutes
“Something still exists as long as there's someone around to remember it.”
― Nineteen Minutes
― Nineteen Minutes
“You don't need water to feel like you're drowning, do you?”
― Nineteen Minutes
― Nineteen Minutes
“I regret that it takes a life to learn how to live.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I wrote to find beauty and purpose, to know that love is possible and lasting and real, to see day lilies and swimming pools, loyalty and devotion, even though my eyes were closed, and all that surrounded me was a darkened room. I wrote because that was who I was at the core, and if I was too damaged to walk around the block, I was lucky all the same. Once I got to my desk, once I started writing, I still believed anything was possible.”
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Anya’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Anya’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Contemporary, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Memoir, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Suspense, Spirituality, Travel, and Young-adult
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