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Above all the other words for love, there ought to be one for this: one that says how many times we’ve come close to losing each other but turn back and start again. One for the very smallest things, the inches, when we brush past each
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“When all else fails, give up and go to the library.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
“It's silly not to hope. It's a sin he thought.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“For a moment everything was clear, and when that happens you see that the world is barely there at all. Don't we all secretly know this? It's a perfectly balanced mechanism of shouts and echoes pretending to be wheels and cogs, a dreamclock chiming beneath a mystery-glass we call life. Behind it? Below it and around it? Chaos, storms. Men with hammers, men with knives, men with guns. Women who twist what they cannot dominate and belittle what they cannot understand. A universe of horror and loss surrounding a single lighted stage where mortals dance in defiance of the dark.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
“Want to know the best thing about teaching? Seeing that moment when a kid discovers his or her gift. There's no feeling on earth like it.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
#ClassicsCommunity 2021 Reading Challenge
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In 2021, I'm hosting a year-long readathon where I - and hopefully you! - will be reading as many classics as possible. The #ClassicsCommunity is an ...more
Nonfiction November
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Welcome to Nonfiction November! This is a month-long nonfiction reading initiative during which you're challenged to read more nonfiction than you ord ...more
Kim’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kim’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Classics, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Mystery, Non-fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Travel
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