“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
― The Tempest
― The Tempest
“In days that follow, I discover that anger is easier to handle than grief.”
― Heart of the Matter
― Heart of the Matter
“Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the realities of grief.”
― The Rescue
― The Rescue
“You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.”
― Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
― Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
“O, here
Will I set up my everlasting rest,
And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars
From this world-wearied flesh. Eyes, look your last!
Arms, take your last embrace! and, lips, O you
The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss
A dateless bargain to engrossing death!”
― Romeo and Juliet
Will I set up my everlasting rest,
And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars
From this world-wearied flesh. Eyes, look your last!
Arms, take your last embrace! and, lips, O you
The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss
A dateless bargain to engrossing death!”
― Romeo and Juliet
Lauren’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lauren’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Mystery, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, and Young-adult
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