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“A great sorrow, and one that I am only beginning to understand: we don’t get to choose our own hearts. We can’t make ourselves want what’s good for us or what’s good for other people. We don’t get to choose the people we are.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“Sometimes we want what we want even if we know it’s going to kill us.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“I had the epiphany that laughter was light, and light was laughter, and that this was the secret of the universe.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“Paradox of marriage: you can never know someone entirely; you do know someone entirely.”
― Fates and Furies
― Fates and Furies
“—if a painting really works down in your heart and changes the way you see, and think, and feel, you don’t think, ‘oh, I love this picture because it’s universal.’ ‘I love this painting because it speaks to all mankind.’ That’s not the reason anyone loves a piece of art. It’s a secret whisper from an alleyway. Psst, you. Hey kid. Yes you.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
Marília’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Marília’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Business, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Music, Non-fiction, Psychology, Romance, Spirituality, Travel, and Young-adult
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