There’s only one way to run away from your own story, and that’s to sneak into someone else’s.
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“Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.”
― Bossypants
― Bossypants
“Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this.”
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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons
“In those days, Christmas still retained a certain aura of magic and mystery. The powdery light of winter, the hopeful expressions of people who lived among shadows and silence, lent that setting a slight air of promise in which at least children and those who had learned the art of forgetting could still believe.”
― The Prisoner of Heaven
― The Prisoner of Heaven
“When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.
When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.”
― Poems New and Collected
the first syllable already belongs to the past.
When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.”
― Poems New and Collected
Read Harder 2024
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What's the Name of That Book???
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2026 Read Harder Challenge
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Here we go again! For anyone interested in reading along :)
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