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“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
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“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.”
― Letters of E. B. White
― Letters of E. B. White
“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.”
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“All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world.”
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“It was an illness of the breath, of the place where the body interacts with the atmosphere, a process so sacred that the Hebrew word ruach, the Chinese word chi, the English word spirit, and the Inuit word sila all derive from words meaning breath or breathing. Breath is liferespiration is the most visible and irrefutable sign that we are still here. To inspire is to breathe in; to expire is to breathe all the way out.”
― Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
― Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
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Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Emily’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
563 books
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121 friends
1,325 books
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117 friends
925 books
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285 friends
410 books
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57 friends
2,256 books
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8 friends
496 books
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1,918 friends
1,367 books
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82 friends
889 books
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15 friends
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