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“Fate would not have the reputation it has, if it simply did what it seemed it would do.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“If patience wasn’t so easily tested, then it would hardly be a virtue. . . ”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“Silence can be a form of protest. It can be a means of survival. But it can also be a school of poetry—one with its own meter, tropes, and conventions. One that needn’t be written with pencils or pens; but that can be written in the soul with a revolver to the chest.” With”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“After all, what can a first impression tell us about someone we’ve just met for a minute in the lobby of a hotel? For that matter, what can a first impression tell us about anyone? Why, no more than a chord can tell us about Beethoven, or a brushstroke about Botticelli. By their very nature, human beings are so capricious, so complex, so delightfully contradictory, that they deserve not only our consideration, but our reconsideration—and our unwavering determination to withhold our opinion until we have engaged with them in every possible setting at every possible hour.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
Ecem’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Ecem’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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385 books
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