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“Cleverness is a quality a man likes to have in his wife as long as she is some distance away from him. Up close, he'll take kindness any day of the week, if there's nothing more alluring to be had.”
― The Penelopiad
― The Penelopiad
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“For you, a thousand times over”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
― Twelfth Night
― Twelfth Night
“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
Ellen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ellen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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27 friends
984 books
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804 books
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313 books
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6 books
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79 books
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3 books
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53 books
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23 friends
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