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“There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.”
― Man and Superman
― Man and Superman
“In a country that doesn't discriminate between fame and infamy, the latter presents itself as plainly more achievable.”
― We Need to Talk About Kevin
― We Need to Talk About Kevin
“Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.”
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“You see things; you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?”
― Back to Methuselah
― Back to Methuselah
“Okay, it's like this. You wake up, you watch TV, and you get in the car and you listen to the radio. You go to your little job or your little school, but you're not going to hear about that on the 6:00 news, since guess what. Nothing is really happening. You read the paper, or if you're into that sort of thing you read a book, which is just the same as watching only even more boring. You watch TV all night, or maybe you go out so you can watch a movie, and maybe you'll get a phone call so you can tell your friends what you've been watching. And you know, it's got so bad that I've started to notice, the people on TV? Inside the TV? Half the time they're watching TV. Or if you've got some romance in a movie? What to they do but go to a movie? All those people, Marlin," he invited the interviewer in with a nod. "What are they watching?"
After an awkward silence, Marlin filled in, "You tell us, Kevin."
"People like me.”
― We Need to Talk About Kevin
After an awkward silence, Marlin filled in, "You tell us, Kevin."
"People like me.”
― We Need to Talk About Kevin
Vivien’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Vivien’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
349 books
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92 friends
1,201 books
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723 friends
2,394 books
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136 friends
2,001 books
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217 friends
554 books
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91 friends
1,524 books
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849 friends
541 books
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45 friends
184 books
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61 friends
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