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Alissa Yarbrough
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“There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is to write even when you don't want to, don't much like what you're writing, and aren't writing particularly well.”
― Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
― Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
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“I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once.”
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“What do you fear, lady?" [Aragorn] asked.
"A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.”
― The Return of the King
"A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.”
― The Return of the King
“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!”
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Alissa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,377 books
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20 friends
323 books
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7 friends
344 books
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2 friends
1 book
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37 friends
1 book
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1 friend
151 books
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314 friends
4 books
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40 friends
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