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Kelly Ryan
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“And remember this, that if you've been hated, you've also been loved.”
― The Portrait of a Lady
― The Portrait of a Lady
“A multitude of people and yet a solitude.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
“I gave myself to you sooner than I ever did to any man, I swear to you; and do you know why? Because when you saw me spitting blood you took my hand; because you wept; because you are the only human being who has ever pitied me. I am going to say a mad thing to you: I once had a little dog who looked at me with a sad look when I coughed; that is the only creature I ever loved. When he died I cried more than when my mother died. It is true that for twelve years of her life she used to beat me. Well, I loved you all at once, as much as my dog. If men knew what they can have for a tear, they would be better loved and we should be less ruinous to them.”
― La Dame aux Camélias
― La Dame aux Camélias
“I am an unspeakable of the Oscar Wilde sort.”
― Maurice
― Maurice
“It has made me better loving you... it has made me wiser, and easier, and brighter. I used to want a great many things before, and to be angry that I did not have them. Theoretically, I was satisfied. I flattered myself that I had limited my wants. But I was subject to irritation; I used to have morbid sterile hateful fits of hunger, of desire. Now I really am satisfied, because I can’t think of anything better. It’s just as when one has been trying to spell out a book in the twilight, and suddenly the lamp comes in. I had been putting out my eyes over the book of life, and finding nothing to reward me for my pains; but now that I can read it properly I see that it’s a delightful story.”
― The Portrait of a Lady
― The Portrait of a Lady
Kelly’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kelly’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
258 books
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11 friends
242 books
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281 books
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132 books
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115 books
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37 books
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193 books
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3 friends
213 books
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