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“This was love: a string of coincidences that gathered significance and became miracles.”
― Half of a Yellow Sun
― Half of a Yellow Sun
“They are wildflowers. They would not want a name.”
― Same Sun Here
― Same Sun Here
“I had always found comfort in the leaves, in their silence. They were like a parchment that holds words of wisdom. Simply holding them in my hand gave me some of the peace a tree possesses. To be like that-to just be-that's the most noble thing of all.”
― A Parchment of Leaves
― A Parchment of Leaves
“Humankind cannot bear very much reality.”
― Four Quartets
― Four Quartets
“That night, while the rest of the family had charcoal-grilled veal chops, which were my favorite Italian food and which were only served once each year when we were staying at the Pensione Biea and which Mom never made for us at home because we were missionaries and the Lord provided for our needs but not that well, I got a huge serving platter full of deep fried octopus pieces.”
― Portofino
― Portofino
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Allison’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Allison’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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889 books
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Art, Biography, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult
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