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I should not have been able to identify where the Sun pointed—it was a simple gesture among millions of stars. And yet I could. An empty spot amidst the many pinpricks of light, spilled like glass beads. A tiny point, vanished. A grave, an
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“The written word is all that stands between memory and oblivion. Without books as our anchors, we are cast adrift, neither teaching nor learning. They are windows on the past, mirrors on the present, and prisms reflecting all possible futures. Books are lighthouses erected in the dark sea of time.”
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“Your heart is like the ocean, mysterious and dark.”
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“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maria’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
709 books
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67 friends
36 books
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8 friends
20 books
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14 friends
27 books
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182 friends
24 books
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9 friends
24 books
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37 friends
0 books
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7 friends
21 books
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2 friends
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