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“I have so much in me, and the feeling for her absorbs it all; I have so much, and without her it all comes to nothing.”
― The Sorrows of Young Werther
― The Sorrows of Young Werther
“She had fallen in love so many times that she began to suspect she was not falling in love at all, but doing something much more ordinary.”
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“Do you think I'm wonderful? she asked him one day as they leaned against the trunk of a petrified maple. No, he said. Why? Because so many girls are wonderful. I imagine hundreds of men have called their loves wonderful today, and it's only noon. You couldn't be something that hundreds of others are.”
― Everything Is Illuminated
― Everything Is Illuminated
“In the years afterward, I fled whenever somebody began to understand me. That has subsided. But one thing remained: I don't want anybody to understand me completely. I want to go through life unknown. The blindness of others is my safety and my freedom.”
― Night Train to Lisbon
― Night Train to Lisbon
“In bed that night I invented a special drain that would be underneath every pillow in New York, and would connect to the reservoir. Whenever people cried themselves to sleep, the tears would all go to the same place, and in the morning the weatherman could report if the water level of the Reservoir of Tears had gone up or down, and you could know if New York is in heavy boots.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Mariana’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mariana’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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18 friends
226 books
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35 friends
16 books
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23 friends
2 books
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68 friends
0 books
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19 friends
3 books
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27 friends
26 books
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0 books
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