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“I will not defend myself; those who judge me by the conduct of my life — my writings and actions — will bear witness that I cannot ‘return’ to an ivory tower I have never inhabited.”
― No Cold Kitchen: A Biography of Nadine Gordimer
― No Cold Kitchen: A Biography of Nadine Gordimer
“Character, mon cher, does not stand still. It can gather strength. It can also deteriorate. What a person really is, is only apparent when the test comes—that is, the moment when you stand or fall on your own feet.”
― Taken at the Flood
― Taken at the Flood
“To some merchandisers, the victims are no longer human beings, but rather cartoon figures, whose bloody images can be printed on T-shirts, whose deaths can be laughed about on postcards, and whose entrails decorate stickers. Is it any wonder that there has been no public appetite to examine the lives of the canonical five, when they have never seemed real or of any consequence to us before?”
― The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
― The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
Amy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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427 books
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910 books
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326 books
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311 books
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464 books
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1,499 books
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