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“Toast cannot be explained by any rational means. Toast is me. I am toast.”
― Oryx and Crake
― Oryx and Crake
“People are dumb. I’ll never get over how dumb people are.”
― Rogues
― Rogues
“I wish I knew the flavor of my happiness.”
― The Marriage of Sticks
― The Marriage of Sticks
“What good is a life lived as if it made no difference at all to the great life of the world? A sadder thing I cannot imagine. Why should not a mother say to herself, if I raise this child aright, if I love and care for her, she shall live a life that brings joy to those about her, and thus I have changed the world? Why should not the farmer that plants a seed say to his neighbor, this seed I plant today will feed someone, and that is how I change the world today?”
― Royal Assassin
― Royal Assassin
“He has a vision of the top of his neck, opening up into his head like a bathroom drain. Fragments of words are swirling down it, in a grey liquid he realizes is his dissolving brain.”
― Oryx and Crake
― Oryx and Crake
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Melissa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
636 books
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29 friends
417 books
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248 friends
1,118 books
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99 books
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6 books
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203 books
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291 friends
0 books
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34 friends
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57 friends
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