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“People aim for the stars, and they end up like goldfish in a bowl. I wonder if it wouldn't be simpler just to teach children right from the start that life is absurd.”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“You get a strange feeling when you're about to leave a place, I told him, like you'll not only miss the people you love but you'll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you'll never be this way ever again.”
― Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
― Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
“Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.”
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“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
Afshan’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Afshan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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141 friends
1,347 books
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51 friends
1,166 books
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190 friends
1,055 books
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59 friends
162 books
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67 friends
193 books
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77 friends
37 books
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37 friends
42 books
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364 friends
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