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“He lifted me up and held me close against him, my head on his shoulder. At that moment I loved him. In the morning light he was as golden, as soft, as gentle as myself, and he would protect me.”
― Bonjour Tristesse
― Bonjour Tristesse
“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
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“The questions I would have liked to ask people were: ‘Are you in love? What are you reading?”
― A Certain Smile
― A Certain Smile
“The most beautiful words in the English language are not 'I love you', but 'It's benign'.”
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“That book taught me that by reading, I could live more intensely. It could give me back the sight I had lost. For that reason alone, a book that didn't matter to anyone changed my life.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
Classics Without All the Class
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You don’t have to be an English or Literature Major to enjoy great books! We want people to read for the fun of it and not worry about feeling they ne ...more
Reading the Classics
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This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is ...more
Matea’s 2025 Year in Books
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Adult Fiction, Art, Book Club, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Graphic novels, History, Manga, Music, Mystery, Psychology, Romance, Thriller, Travel, War, and economy
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