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“Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence.”
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
“I just can't listen to any more Wagner, you know...I'm starting to get the urge to conquer Poland.”
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“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― The Sirens of Titan
― The Sirens of Titan
“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.”
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
“Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life.”
― The Awakening, and Selected Stories
― The Awakening, and Selected Stories
Ashley’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ashley’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Business, Classics, Cookbooks, Fiction, Memoir, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Self help, Travel, and Young-adult
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