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“Of all the virtues we can learn no trait is more useful, more essential for survival, and more likely to improve the quality of life than the ability to transform adversity into an enjoyable challenge.”
― Flow: The Classic Work On How To Achieve Happiness: The Psychology of Happiness
― Flow: The Classic Work On How To Achieve Happiness: The Psychology of Happiness
“Humor is what happens when we're told the truth quicker and more directly than we're used to.”
― The Braindead Megaphone
― The Braindead Megaphone
“What came first – the music or the misery? Did I listen to the music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to the music? Do all those records turn you into a melancholy person?”
― High Fidelity
― High Fidelity
“When I am sharply judgmental of any other person, it's because I sense or see reflected in them some aspect of myself that I don't want to acknowledge.”
― In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
― In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
“I hate when people ask what a book is about. People who read for plot, people who suck out the story like the cream filling in an Oreo, should stick to comic strips and soap operas. . . . Every book worth a damn is about emotions and love and death and pain. It's about words. It's about a man dealing with life. Okay?”
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Lucian’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Lucian’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
87 books
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27 friends
373 books
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40 friends
88 books
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3 friends
480 books
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220 friends
1,467 books
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116 friends
202 books
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170 friends
703 books
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177 friends
202 books
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88 friends
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