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“I believe that today more than ever a book should be sought after even if it has only one great page in it. We must search for fragments, splinters, toenails, anything that has ore in it, anything that is capable of resuscitating the body and the soul.”
― Tropic of Cancer
― Tropic of Cancer
“Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder”
― A Fine Balance
― A Fine Balance
“They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.”
― Sand and Foam
― Sand and Foam
“The appearance of things changes according to the emotions; and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.”
― The Broken Wings
― The Broken Wings
“It was a fine cry - loud and long - but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.”
― Sula
― Sula
Martina’s 2025 Year in Books
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