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“in skies of deepening blue
the moon, heaven's queen
was now afloat”
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the moon, heaven's queen
was now afloat”
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“Does character develop over time? In novels, of course it does: otherwise there wouldn't be much of a story. But in life? I sometimes wonder. Our attitudes and opinions change, we develop new habits and eccentricities; but that's something different, more like decoration. Perhaps character resembles intelligence, except that character peaks a little later: between twenty and thirty, say. And after that, we're just stuck with what we've got. We're on our own. If so, that would explain a lot of lives, wouldn't it? And also—if this isn't too grand a word—our tragedy.”
― The Sense of an Ending
― The Sense of an Ending
“I swear to you that I am not quite such an ass as I like to appear sometimes, although I am rather an ass, I admit.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“I know this much: that there is objective time, but also subjective time, the kind you wear on the inside of your wrist, next to where the pulse lies. And this personal time, which is the true time, is measured in your relationship to memory.”
― The Sense of an Ending
― The Sense of an Ending
“I certainly believe we all suffer damage, one way or another. How could we not,except in a world of perfect parents, siblings, neighbours, companions? And then there is the question on which so much depends, of how we react to the damage: whether we admit it or repress it,and how this affects our dealings with others.Some admit the damage, and try to mitigate it;some spend their lives trying to help others who are damaged; and there are those whose main concern is to avoid further damage to themselves, at whatever cost. And those are the ones who are ruthless, and the ones to be careful of.”
― The Sense of an Ending
― The Sense of an Ending
Riya’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Riya’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
441 books
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8 books
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8 friends
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Art, Children's, Classics, Contemporary, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult
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