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“If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.”
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“... and for the first time he realized the pain inevitable in any human relationship - pain suffered and pain inflicted. How foolish we were to be afraid of loneliness.”
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“He had done nothing on Christmas day, just wandered around outside in the frozen woods. Hard ground, chill winds and bare branches that looked like they'd been dipped in sugar. None of it seemed real, like walking around in a desolate dream, but one he didn't want to wake up from.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree
“there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters”
― The Night Before Christmas: The Classic Account of the Visit from St. Nicholas
― The Night Before Christmas: The Classic Account of the Visit from St. Nicholas
“The most accurate criterion by which to judge if a man has good sense is to see whether he resists his heart’s immediate impulses towards pleasure and has proved capable of self-control and self-mastery. But the man who tends to gratify his heart’s impulses is the man who tends towards the worse, not the better, course of action.”
― The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists
― The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists
Scottie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Scottie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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1 friend
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412 books
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141 books
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62 friends
184 books
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3 friends
252 books
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3 friends
98 books
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19 friends
Favorite Genres
Crime and Psychology
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