“I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the paving stones of the streets without companions, without conversation, face to face with myself, with only the music of my heart for company.”
― Tropic of Cancer
― Tropic of Cancer
“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. [...] We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.”
― The Open Society and Its Enemies - Volume One: The Spell of Plato
― The Open Society and Its Enemies - Volume One: The Spell of Plato
“The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.”
―
―
“The reason to moderate is to avoid having to quit.”
― Off to the Side: A Memoir
― Off to the Side: A Memoir
“I still maintain that it is not love, compassion, humanism, or brotherly sentiments that will save mankind. No, not at all. It is the sheer terror of extinction that can save us, if anything can.”
― No Way Out: Dialogues with Krishnamurti
― No Way Out: Dialogues with Krishnamurti
Dharm’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Dharm’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Dharm
Lists liked by Dharm






















