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Ling Yu
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Though life has to be lived forward, it can only be understood backward. Reading Chinese history will enlighten you in ways no English writing can.
“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“I carried [Rudy] softly through the broken street...with him I tried a little harder [at comforting]. I watched the contents of his soul for a moment and saw a black-painted boy calling the name Jesse Owens as he ran through an imaginary tape. I saw him hip-deep in some icy water, chasing a book, and I saw a boy lying in bed, imagining how a kiss would taste from his glorious next-door neighbor. He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It's his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
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“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding. Find out what you already know and you will see the way to fly.”
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull
“She leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and Leisel kissed her best friend, Rudy Steiner, soft and true on his lips. He tasted dusty and sweet. He tasted like regret in the shadows of trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection. She kissed him long and soft, and when she pulled herself away, she touched his mouth with her fingers...She did not say goodbye. She was incapable, and after a few more minutes at his side, she was able to tear herself from the ground. It amazes me what humans can do, even when streams are flowing down their faces and they stagger on...”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
Ling’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ling’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
600 books
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66 friends
221 books
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91 friends
246 books
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108 friends
205 books
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133 friends
46 books
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71 friends
365 books
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158 friends
96 books
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32 friends
555 books
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82 friends
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