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“I ate them like salad, books were my sandwich for lunch, my tiffin and dinner and midnight munch. I tore out the pages, ate them with salt, doused them with relish, gnawed on the bindings, turned the chapters with my tongue! Books by the dozen, the score and the billion. I carried so many home I was hunchbacked for years. Philosophy, art history, politics, social science, the poem, the essay, the grandiose play, you name 'em, I ate 'em.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”
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“She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.”
― The English Patient
― The English Patient
“We wrapped our dreams in words and patterned the words so that they would live forever, unforgettable.”
― Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
― Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.”
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Abby’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Abby’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
790 books
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38 friends
5,692 books
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442 friends
441 books
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89 friends
892 books
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165 friends
536 books
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116 friends
840 books
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156 friends
328 books
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306 friends
475 books
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32 friends
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