“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
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“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
Diya’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Diya’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Art, Children's, Christian, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult
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