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“There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
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“My God, I thought with sudden vehemence, so you really are. There are proofs of your existence. I have forgotten them all and never even wanted any, for what a huge obligation would lie in the certainty of you.”
― The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
― The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
“War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle; therefore they take boys from one village and another village; stick them into uniforms, equip them with guns, and let them loose like wild beasts against each other.”
― Anarchism and Other Essays
― Anarchism and Other Essays
“Two o’clock already! High time for a woman of letters who has turned out badly to go to sleep.”
― The Vagabond
― The Vagabond
“The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it much.”
― Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer
― Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer
Isobel’s 2025 Year in Books
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