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“I felt suddenly shy. I was not used to shy. I was used to shame. Shyness is when you turn your head away from something you want. Shame is when you turn your head away from something you do not want.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
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“When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself”
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“There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.”
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“Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.”
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aleks’s 2025 Year in Books
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