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"Still taking my sweet time with it. I’m at a quintessential Ellison moment and I’m trying to take it all in. Truly believe this novel is a genuine masterpiece and I feel so lucky to be able to experience it" — Apr 20, 2025 05:57AM
"Still taking my sweet time with it. I’m at a quintessential Ellison moment and I’m trying to take it all in. Truly believe this novel is a genuine masterpiece and I feel so lucky to be able to experience it" — Apr 20, 2025 05:57AM
“An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.”
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“The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic.”
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“Nothing is easier than to admit in words the truth of the universal struggle for life, or more difficult--at least I have found it so--than constantly to bear this conclusion in mind.”
― The Origin of Species
― The Origin of Species
“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”
― The Descent of Man
― The Descent of Man
“I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day. The more I learn, the clearer my view of the world becomes.”
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Alex’s 2025 Year in Books
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