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“Each man's life represents a road toward himself, an attempt at such a road, the intimation of a path... But each of us - experiments of the depths - strives toward his own destiny. We can understand one another; but each of us is able to interpret himself to himself alone.”
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“I know I was drugged but that is still no excuse. Why do they want to do things like that?”
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“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“Remember that day you said you loved me? Remember that? See, you could do that because you're basically a sane person, who grew up in a loving, sane family. You could take a risk like that. But in my family we didn't go around saying we loved each other. We went around screaming at each other. So what do I do, when you say you love me? I go and undermine it.”
― The Marriage Plot
― The Marriage Plot
“All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life. And if you be a philosopher, though seated in the whale-boat, you would not at heart feel one whit more of terror, than though seated before your evening fire with a poker, and not a harpoon, by your side.”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Irish’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Irish’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
197 books
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4 friends
355 books
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4 friends
245 books
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3 friends
236 books
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5 friends
165 books
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1 friend
284 books
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61 friends
90 books
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36 friends
44 books
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7 friends
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