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“This was another of our fears: that Life wouldn't turn out to be like Literature.”
― The Sense of an Ending
― The Sense of an Ending
“ I fancy that the Irish language must have 57 different words for 'rain', in the same way that Inuit has for 'snow'. If, in reality, this is not the case, then I'm really glad I've never bothered to learn Irish'.”
― Monkey Man
― Monkey Man
“However...who said that thing about "the littleness of life that art exaggerates"?”
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“It strikes me that this may be one of the differences between youth and age: when we are young, we invent different futures for ourselves; when we are old, we invent different pasts for others.”
― The Sense of an Ending
― The Sense of an Ending
“AB is an admirer of Les Dawson. AB says that only an extremely accomplished pianist could to play as badly as Les Dawson (pretends to do). Maybe it's the same with S. Beckett. He could write a really good (sensible) play that everyone would get, but he doesn't.
Like Les Dawson, he's pretending to be crap. Which you can only do if you're a genius.”
― Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life
Like Les Dawson, he's pretending to be crap. Which you can only do if you're a genius.”
― Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life
Rachael’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rachael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
14,745 books
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2,183 friends
48 books
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3,556 friends
36 books
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110 friends
98 books
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12 friends
35 books
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22 friends
141 books
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46 friends
86 books
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19 friends
32 books
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16 friends
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