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Carrie Lyon
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“...and the lamp having at last resigned itself to death.
There was nothing now but firelight in the room,
And every time a flame uttered a gasp for breath
It flushed her amber skin with the blood of its bloom.”
― Les Fleurs du Mal
There was nothing now but firelight in the room,
And every time a flame uttered a gasp for breath
It flushed her amber skin with the blood of its bloom.”
― Les Fleurs du Mal
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.”
― It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider
― It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider
“If the mind is to emerge unscathed from this relentless struggle with the unforeseen, two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.”
― On War: Volume 1
― On War: Volume 1
“Our knowledge of circumstances has increased, but our uncertainty, instead of having diminished, has only increased. The reason of this is, that we do not gain all our experience at once, but by degrees; so our determinations continue to be assailed incessantly by fresh experience; and the mind, if we may use the expression, must always be under arms.”
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Carrie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Carrie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
50 books
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18 friends
338 books
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10 friends
3 books
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10 friends
14 books
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28 friends
23 books
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5 friends
0 books
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6 friends
0 books
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15 friends
15 books
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4 friends
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