

“Poets are always taking the weather so personally. They're always sticking their emotions in things that have no emotions.”
― Nine Stories
― Nine Stories

“The best teacher is experience and not through someone's distorted point of view”
― On the Road
― On the Road

“The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.”
― Nine Stories
― Nine Stories

“all I wanted to do was sneak out into the night and disappear somewhere, and go and find out what everybody was doing all over the country.”
― On the Road
― On the Road
Shir’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Shir’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Chick-lit, Classics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science fiction, Spirituality, Thriller, and Young-adult
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