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“The words were on their way, and when they arrived, she would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like the rain.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real.”
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“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
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“From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. Books became her friends and there was one for every mood. There was poetry for quiet companionship. There was adventure when she tired of quiet hours. There would be love stories when she came into adolescence and when she wanted to feel a closeness to someone she could read a biography. On that day when she first knew she could read, she made a vow to read one book a day as long as she lived.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Ilse’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ilse’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
367 books
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3,513 friends
1,571 books
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271 friends
1,151 books
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2,426 friends
5,257 books
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348 friends
745 books
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708 friends
113 books
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2 friends
27 books
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4 friends
16 books
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1 friend
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