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Anissa

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Anissa’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for A Line to Kill (Hawthorne & Horowitz #3)

A Line to Kill (Hawthorne & Horowitz #3) by Anthony Horowitz

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I think there’s something wonderful and reassuring about the idea that in the rush of modern life people will still come together and sit for an hour in a theatre, a gymnasium or a giant tent simply out of a love of books and reading.

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Anissa’s Quotes

“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: fantasy, humor, scifi

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“Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.”
― Maria Montessori

tags: imagination

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.”
― William Goldman, Four Screenplays with Essays: Marathon Man - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - The Princess Bride - Misery

tags: life, pain

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“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
― Logan Pearsall Smith

tags: life, reading

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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Historical Fictionistas — 16192 members — last activity 12 hours, 56 min ago
Welcome to Historical Fictionistas! We want to experience all different kinds of HF with all different kinds of people. The more diverse, the better. ...more

Shut Up & Read — 9889 members — last activity 44 minutes ago
A place for all types of readers.

SciFi and Fantasy eBook Club — 3779 members — last activity May 04, 2026 09:49PM
This is for those of us whose preferred format is the ebook ... So, Whether you're a Kindle, Nook, Sony, iPad, Google, or whatever person; come on in ...more

NetGalley Addicts Support Group — 3143 members — last activity May 13, 2026 01:34PM
Warning: If you're not already a NetGalley addict, joining this group will likely turn you into one. Proceed with caution! Do you ever catch yourself ...more

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