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“You going to be a scientist when you grow up?” That sort of question deserved a blank stare, which it got.”
― The Subtle Knife
― The Subtle Knife
“Cassander had now killed the mother, wife, and son of Alexander the Great.”
― Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece
― Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece
“When you are an addict and you get caught, you always seem to be at your lowest point.”
― Such Unfortunates
― Such Unfortunates
“We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“On a personal level, too, art is life intensified: it delights more deeply, consumes more rapidly; it engraves the traces of imaginary and intellectual adventure on the countenance of its servant and in the long run, for all the monastic calm of his external existence, leads to self-indulgence, overrefinement, lethargy, and a restless curiosity that a lifetime of wild passions and pleasures could scarcely engender.”
― Death in Venice
― Death in Venice
Eldon’s 2024 Year in Books
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134 books
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