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“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
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“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
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“Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.”
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
Linnea’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Linnea’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
250 books
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39 friends
540 books
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61 friends
133 books
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16 friends
184 books
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34 friends
244 books
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26 friends
417 books
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178 friends
184 books
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75 friends
1,702 books
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75 friends
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