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“Of all the inanimate objects, of all men's creations, books are the nearest to us for they contain our very thoughts, our ambitions, our indignations, our illusions, our fidelity to the truth, and our persistent leanings to error. But most of all they resemble us in their precious hold on life.”
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“The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!”
― Sense and Sensibility
― Sense and Sensibility
“What whites have rarely had to think about—because being the dominant group, we are so used to having our will done, with a little effort at least—is that maybe the point is not victory, however much we all wish to see justice attained and injustice routed. Maybe our redemption comes from the struggle itself. Maybe it is in the effort, the striving for equality and freedom that we become human.”
― White Like Me: Reflections On Race From A Privileged Son
― White Like Me: Reflections On Race From A Privileged Son
“I like the early chill. It's like waking up to see a friend's face, or the first strong taste of turska kava.”
― Hotel Sarajevo
― Hotel Sarajevo
“I came to New York because I was fleeing from the double-wide baby stroller, from the culture of respectability of the bourgeois suburban middle class. And my dream is that the elements of New York that are vital—the elements that are artistic, that are alternative, that resist capital, that are humane—not only endure but thrive, and maybe they do some sort of aikido reversal. They take [diversity-killing trends] and fucking slam them on their heads.”
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Marian’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Marian’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
240 books
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46 friends
3,104 books
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161 friends
2,126 books
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41 friends
1,277 books
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4 friends
3,115 books
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65 friends
211 books
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105 friends
201 books
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95 friends
1,665 books
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239 friends
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