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“I start to think that I'm losing the love I have without having yet won the love I hope to win.”
― The Witch of Portobello
― The Witch of Portobello
“After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn't bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, it's a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield; it's sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time if we're doing the right thing. Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.”
― The Witch of Portobello
― The Witch of Portobello
“I think classical ballet dancers dance on pointe because they're simultaneously touching the earth and reaching up to the skies”
― The Witch of Portobello
― The Witch of Portobello
“Everything, absolutely everything on this earth makes sense, and even the smallest things are worthy of our consideration.”
― The Witch of Portobello
― The Witch of Portobello
“They went to university because someone, at a time when universities seemed important, said that in order to rise in the world, you had to have a degree. And thus the world was deprived of some excellent gardeners, bakers, antique dealers, sculptors, and writers.”
― The Witch of Portobello
― The Witch of Portobello
Basant’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Basant’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Biography, Classics, Fiction, History, Mystery, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science, Spirituality, Travel, and Young-adult
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