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“For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.”
― Duino Elegies
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.”
― Duino Elegies
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
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with your one wild and precious life?”
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“Process as process is neither morally good nor morally bad. We may judge results but not process. The morally bad agent may perform the deed which is good. The morally good agent may perform the deed which is bad. Maybe a man has to sell his soul to get the power to do good.”
― All the King's Men
― All the King's Men
“Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
― Journals Of Ralph Waldo Emerson, With Annotations - 1841-1844
― Journals Of Ralph Waldo Emerson, With Annotations - 1841-1844
“Man is so intelligent that he feels impelled to invent theories to account for what happens in the world. Unfortunately, he is not quite intelligent enough, in most cases, to find correct explanations. So that when he acts on his theories, he behaves very often like a lunatic.”
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Joel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Joel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
903 books
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55 friends
298 books
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272 books
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71 friends
664 books
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40 friends
820 books
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174 friends
437 books
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70 friends
69 books
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43 friends
15 books
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56 friends
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