“An honest bookstore would post the following sign above its 'self-help' section: 'For true self-help, please visit our philosophy, literature, history and science sections, find yourself a good book, read it, and think about it.”
― I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie
― I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie
“I love the way he’s staring at me. It makes me feel more than just beautiful. I feel like I’m his. Like no one else could possibly compare to me. He doesn’t even have to say the words. I see it in his eyes. I can practically read it in his mind.”
― Kiss the Sky
― Kiss the Sky
“I got to thinking that poems were like people. Some people you got right off the bat. Some people you just didn't get--and never would get.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“People that have trust issues only need to look in the mirror. There they will meet the one person that will betray them the most.”
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“Some are born mad, some achieve madness, and some have madness thrust upon 'em.”
― The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
― The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maria’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Children's, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Self help, and Young-adult
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