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“If I must die, I will encounter darkness as a bride, and hug it in mine arms.”
― Measure for Measure
― Measure for Measure
“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.”
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“I've never done anything but dream. This, and this alone, has been the meaning of my life. My only real concern has been my inner life.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“(...) I was dreading the dinner because I knew that once I found myself in the dining-room seated (...), it would no longer be possible to remain a silent spectator, I should be obliged to try and think of things to say. It had been drummed into me all my life (...) that silence at meal times is anti-social.
-'So long as you chatter, Fanny, it's of no consequence what you say (...)”
― Love in a Cold Climate
-'So long as you chatter, Fanny, it's of no consequence what you say (...)”
― Love in a Cold Climate
“The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd - The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for what never was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world’s existence. All these half-tones of the soul’s consciousness create in us a painful landscape, an eternal sunset of what we are.”
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Melanie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melanie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
5,860 books
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2,960 friends
941 books
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1,029 friends
216 books
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4 friends
51 books
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43 friends
166 books
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51 friends
1,542 books
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69 friends
31 books
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21 friends
Favorite Genres
Art, Classics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Science fiction, Spirituality, and Thriller
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