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“She did not need a library; she was a library.”
― The Signature of All Things
― The Signature of All Things
“Most of us are so enthralled with the scary tigers in our minds--our stories of loneliness, rejection, grief--that we don't realize they are in the past. They can't hurt us anymore.”
― Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
― Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
“In this republican country, amid the fluctuating waves of our social life, somebody is always at the drowning-point.”
― The House of the Seven Gables
― The House of the Seven Gables
“Life is made up of marble and mud.”
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“We script our lives on reaction rather than action, meaning daily life is always in response to, or a reply to, a command or demand. The world uses us in that way...The world does this--holds us down.”
― Hook: A Memoir
― Hook: A Memoir
Alyssa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alyssa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,041 books
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35 friends
451 books
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37 friends
880 books
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17 friends
123 books
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7 friends
218 books
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64 friends
269 books
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4 friends
248 books
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9 friends
246 books
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10 friends
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