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“I hated labels anyway. People didn't fit in slots--prostitute, housewife, saint--like sorting the mail. We were so mutable, fluid with fear and desire, ideals and angles, changeable as water.”
― White Oleander
― White Oleander
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.”
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“When I get lonely these days, I think: So BE lonely, Liz. Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilled yearnings.”
― Eat, Pray, Love
― Eat, Pray, Love
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Mary’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mary’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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993 books
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1,490 friends
1,902 books
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792 friends
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182 friends
101 books
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84 friends
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