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“Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas.”
― Infidel
― Infidel
“Olenin always took his own path and had an unconscious objection to the beaten tracks.”
― The Cossacks
― The Cossacks
“Most of what makes a book 'good' is that we are reading it at the right moment for us.”
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“I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial. We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end.”
― Rebecca
― Rebecca
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Molly’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Molly’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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83 friends
559 books
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118 friends
164 books
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25 friends
12 books
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49 friends
0 books
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62 friends
541 books
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57 friends
132 books
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44 friends
17 books
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59 friends
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