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“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
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“Of all the inanimate objects, of all men's creations, books are the nearest to us for they contain our very thoughts, our ambitions, our indignations, our illusions, our fidelity to the truth, and our persistent leanings to error. But most of all they resemble us in their precious hold on life.”
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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“People create the reality they need in order to discover themselves”
― The Denial of Death
― The Denial of Death
“We have been compelled to recognize that millions in Germany were as eager to surrender their freedom as their fathers were to fight for it; that instead of wanting freedom, they sought for ways of escape from it; that other millions were indifferent and did not believe the defense of freedom to be worth fighting and dying for.”
― Escape from Freedom
― Escape from Freedom
John’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at John’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
0 books
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7 friends
1 book
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5 friends
0 books
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72 friends
0 books
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60 friends
1,147 books
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49 friends
1,593 books
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145 friends
1 book
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435 friends
1 book
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41 friends
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