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“I often carry things to read
so that I will not have to look at
the people.”
― The Last Night of the Earth Poems
so that I will not have to look at
the people.”
― The Last Night of the Earth Poems
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a very old human need. ”
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“Good God, what does it matter? If life is a tragedy, or a farce, or a disaster, or anything else, what do I care! Let life be what it likes. Give me a drink, that's what I want just now.”
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“One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get to it, and the journey is always towards the other soul.”
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Melissa Hoyle’s 2025 Year in Books
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