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“Tobacco and coffee,” Kristy said. “Man. They smell so
good before. Un-lit. Un-brewed. You know?”
― Eye for Eye
good before. Un-lit. Un-brewed. You know?”
― Eye for Eye
“Human beings are so destructive. I sometimes think we're a kind of plague, that will scrub the earth clean. We destroy things so well that I sometimes think, maybe that's our function. Maybe every few eons, some animal comes along that kills off the rest of the world, clears the decks, and lets evolution proceed to its next phase.”
― The Lost World
― The Lost World
“To them I was first a Black, then a Black from another country, and then a person.”
― America's Daughter
― America's Daughter
“The music of hope is everywhere, but to hear it, you need to ignore the muddy jangle of life's hassles.”
― Life Song
― Life Song
“Among Chuang-tzu's many skills, he was an expert draftsman. The king asked him to draw a crab. Chuang-tzu replied that he needed five years, a country house, and twelve servants. Five years later the drawing was still not begun. "I need another five years," said Chuang-tzu. The king granted them. At the end of these ten years, Chuang-tzu took up his brush and, in an instant, with a single stroke, he drew a crab, the most perfect crab ever seen. [Calvino retells this Chinese story]”
― Six Memos for the Next Millennium
― Six Memos for the Next Millennium
Dani’s 2024 Year in Books
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276 books
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90 friends
464 books
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445 books
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378 books
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0 books
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