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“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
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“Clack. "I cannot bear the thought of using you."
Pause. "Love and freedom don't coexist,
Warden."
Clack. "This is all there is to love? Simply by being in your life, I have added indelibly to its weight?"
Pause. "Yes."
Clack. "Camilla, I mean it."
Pause. "I meant it too. You used to say it to me."
"We are one flesh." Clack.
"I am your end."
Pause. "That didn't mean I got squatting rights in your soul. I never would have asked for that. I never had rights to that."
Clack. "Sure. That's why I gave them to you."
Clack. Pause. Pause. Pause.
"I hope you know that I adore you, Scholar."
Clack. "Indubitably, Warden.”
― Nona the Ninth
Pause. "Love and freedom don't coexist,
Warden."
Clack. "This is all there is to love? Simply by being in your life, I have added indelibly to its weight?"
Pause. "Yes."
Clack. "Camilla, I mean it."
Pause. "I meant it too. You used to say it to me."
"We are one flesh." Clack.
"I am your end."
Pause. "That didn't mean I got squatting rights in your soul. I never would have asked for that. I never had rights to that."
Clack. "Sure. That's why I gave them to you."
Clack. Pause. Pause. Pause.
"I hope you know that I adore you, Scholar."
Clack. "Indubitably, Warden.”
― Nona the Ninth
Priya’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Priya’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
322 books
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78 friends
586 books
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8 friends
224 books
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24 friends
243 books
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240 friends
172 books
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40 friends
246 books
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10 friends
76 books
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4 friends
4 books
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4 friends
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