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“There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
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“There was a point beyond which the trappings of conventional life became hard to assume, and Ames had passed that point.”
― The Candy House
― The Candy House
“What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.”
― The Golden Notebook
― The Golden Notebook
“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.”
― Literary Remains
― Literary Remains
“Time can divorce us from the reality of people, it can separate us from people and turn them into ghosts. Or rather it is we who turn them into ghosts or demons. Some kinds of fruitless preoccupations with the past can create such simulacra, and they can exercise power, like those heroes at Troy fighting for a phantom Helen.”
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Audrey’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Audrey’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
34 books
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38 friends
868 books
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190 friends
1,865 books
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74 friends
64 books
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69 friends
1,023 books
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347 friends
2,228 books
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46 friends
172 books
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34 friends
1,150 books
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116 friends
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