“Sometimes we want what we want even if we know it’s going to kill us.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“Paradox of marriage: you can never know someone entirely; you do know someone entirely.”
― Fates and Furies
― Fates and Furies
“Because it’s true: more than the highlights, the bright events, it was in the small and the daily where she’d found life.”
― Fates and Furies
― Fates and Furies
“You can look at a picture for a week and never think of it again. You can also look at a picture for a second and think of it all your life.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“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
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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