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“My library is an archive of longings.”
― As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980
― As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
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“I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.”
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immovable.”
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Michele’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michele’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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