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“Sometimes, I think, you can look at a person and know they are full of words. Maybe the words are withheld due to pain or privacy, or maybe subterfuge. Maybe there are knife-edged words waiting to draw blood.”
― Do Not Say We Have Nothing
― Do Not Say We Have Nothing
“As he spoke, it occurred to her that maybe he, too, felt like two people, that maybe everybody does, and that it's not a question of whether one's damaged, but of how easily or not that damage is seen.”
― The Winner's Kiss
― The Winner's Kiss
“These people are so damned proud of their hatred! Hatred is easy, and lazy to boot. It's love that demands effort, love that exacts a price from each of us. Love costs; this is its value.”
― The Fate of the Tearling
― The Fate of the Tearling
“Soyez sûrs qu’une longue patience, que des chagrins jalousement cachés ont formé, affiné, durci cette femme dont on s’écrie ‘elle est en acier !’ Elle est ‘en femme’, simplement, et cela suffit”
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Leslie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Leslie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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