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“When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.”
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“Without literature, life is hell.”
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“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.”
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“When loved ones die, people always say, “Don’t be sad. I’m sure they would have wanted you to be happy.” I’m sure that’s true. But let’s be realistic here, people also want to be missed. It is every person’s nightmare to leave the world behind as if they had never been there at all.”
― This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
― This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
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Chantel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Chantel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, and Young-adult
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