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there are the living and the dead, there are day-folk and night-folk, there are ghouls and mist-walkers, there are the high hunters and the Hounds of God. Also, there are solitary types.”
“Aomame imagined the carefree winds sweeping across the plains of Bohemia and thought about the vicissitudes of history.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
“...all members of Congress should be required wear NASCAR uniforms. You know, the kind with the patches? That way we'd know who is sponsoring each of them. I think he was kidding; they'd never be able to do it but it's a great idea and would wake people up in this country.”
― Full Black
― Full Black
“God helps those who help themselves”
― Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life
― Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life
“To become a better you, remember to be grateful to people who have contributed to making you who you are today.”
― Become a Better You
― Become a Better You
“Of all public figures and benefactors of mankind, no one is loved by history more than the literary patron. Napoleon was just a general of forgotten battles compared with the queen who paid for Shakespeare's meals and beer in the tavern. The statesman who in his time freed the slaves, even he has a few enemies in posterity, whereas the literary patron has none. We thank Gaius Maecenas for the nobility of soul we attribute to Virgil; but he isn’t blamed for the selfishness and egocentricity that the poet possessed. The patron creates 'literature through altruism,' something not even the greatest genius can do with a pen.”
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Albert’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Albert’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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