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Ariadne
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What I did not know was that I had hit upon a truth of womanhood: however blameless a life we led, the passions and the greed of men could bring us to ruin, and there was nothing we could do.
“Funny thing, watching gods realize they’ve been mortal all along.”
― Red Rising
― Red Rising
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
“Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived...Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation... Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend. What people somehow forgot to mention when we were children was that we need to make messes in order to find out who we are and why we are here.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
Alexandria’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alexandria’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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3,477 friends
1,843 books
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121 friends
422 books
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404 friends
418 books
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49 friends
60 books
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207 books
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Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Poetry, Science fiction, Sports, and Young-adult
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