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‘The Master,’ she said, in English, and Brunetti watched her go all misty-eyed, the way she always did when she talked about Henry James. Did it make sense, he wondered, to be jealous? Jealous of a man who, it seemed to him from what Paola
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Henry James.Paola's literary hero
“So many books, so little time.”
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“What they don't understand about birthdays and what they never tell you is that when you're eleven, you're also ten, and nine, and eight, and seven, and six, and five, and four, and three, and two, and one.”
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“And I didn't stop hating my name until many years later, when I realized that it wasn't a name to be ashamed of, but one to live up to.”
― The Distance Between Us
― The Distance Between Us
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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Clarissa’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Clarissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
111 books
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154 friends
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Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Book Club, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, and War
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