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“You are so vulnerably haunting; Your eeriness is terrifyingly irresistible.”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena
“I needed death in order to believe I was living, an atmosphere of death much more real and personal than anything the newspapers can offer.”
― Americana
― Americana
“But what shall I do when instead of a heart this fear is beating in my body?”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena
“Have you ever seen so many people," she whispered, "gathered in one place in order to be rich, powerful and disgusting together?”
― Underworld
― Underworld
“I found myself remembering the day in kindergarten when the teachers showed us Dumbo, and I realized for the first time that all the kids in the class, even the bullies, rooted for Dumbo, against Dumbo's tormentors. Invariably they laughed and cheered, both when Dumbo succeeded and when bad things happened to his enemies. But they're you, I thought to myself. How did they not know? They didn't know. It was astounding, an astounding truth. Everyone thought they were Dumbo.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
Umar’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Umar’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
167 books
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11 friends
4,122 books
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432 friends
244 books
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48 friends
702 books
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173 friends
1,299 books
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114 friends
93 books
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2 friends
732 books
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55 friends
105 books
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14 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Business, Classics, Fiction, History, Memoir, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Science fiction, Spirituality, and Travel
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