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“Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
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“Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“You have had many and great sadnesses, which passed. And you say that even this passing was hard for you and put you out of sorts. But, please, consider whether these great sadnesses have not rather gone right through the center of yourself? Whether much in you has not altered, whether you have not somewhere, at some point of your being, undergone a change when you were sad?”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
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Cathalin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Cathalin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
60 books
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10 friends
508 books
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13 friends
217 books
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101 friends
296 books
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4 friends
169 books
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177 books
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145 books
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Favorite Genres
Art, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Manga, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Romance, Science fiction, and Young-adult
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