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23: “You know I hate, detest, and can't bear a lie, not because I am straighter than the rest of us, but simply because it appalls me. There is a taint of death, a flavor of mortality in lies-which is exactly what I hate and detest in the world—-what ...more "
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read in January 2026
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I find Leonardo DaVinci incredibly interesting but the writing by Isaacson feels forced and chore-like. This book feels like a report written out of obligation rather than a lucid dialog of knowledge, interest, and passion of the subject. I would rat ...more "
“It's life that matters, nothing but life—the process of discovering, the everlasting and perpetual process, not the discovery itself, at all.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
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“One can't understand everything at once, we can't begin with perfection all at once! In order to reach perfection one must begin by being ignorant of a great deal. And if we understand things too quickly, perhaps we shan't understand them thoroughly.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.”
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James’s 2025 Year in Books
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141 books
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