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Eclipse (The Cleave Trilogy #1)

by John Banville

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Jan 16, 2026 06:43AM

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House of Day, House of Night

by Olga Tokarczuk

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"God I love Togarczuk. Audiobooking this one and glad to do so. Her narrator (Priyanga Burford) knocks it of the park, again. Halfway through and so far 5 stars." — Jan 16, 2026 06:57AM

Jan 14, 2026 09:02AM

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Bread of Angels: A Memoir

by Patti Smith (Goodreads Author)

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Brian’s Quotes

“Slurring is the cursive of speech...”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility

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“I know something about dread myself, and appreciate the elaborate systems with which some people fill the void, appreciate all the opiates of the people, whether they are as accessible as alcohol and heroin and promiscuity or as hard to come by as faith in God or History.”
― Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem

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“People believe, thought Shadow. It's what people do. They believe, and then they do not take responsibility for their beliefs; they conjure things, and do not trust the conjuration. People populate the darkness; with ghosts, with gods, with electrons, with tales. People imagine, and people believe; and it is that rock solid belief, that makes things happen.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

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“This was my only and my constant comfort. When I think of it, the picture always rises in my mind, of a summer evening, the boys at play in the churchyard, and I sitting on my bed, reading as if for life.”
― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

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