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“A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming.”
― A Circle of Quiet
― A Circle of Quiet
“I read the way a person might swim, to save his or her life. I wrote that way too.”
― Wild Geese
― Wild Geese
“You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life.”
― Wild Geese
― Wild Geese
“Emerson, I am trying to live, as you said we must, the examined life. But there are days I wish there was less in my head to examine, not to speak of the busy heart.”
― Red Bird
― Red Bird
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.”
― Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
― Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
Lancelot’s Roundtable Book Club
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He friends! Let's read through my to-read pile with one another. It tends to motivate me, having travel buddies. Therefore whatever I plan to read wi ...more
Alex’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alex’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
84 books
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8 friends
1,302 books
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75 friends
1,867 books
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2,277 friends
369 books
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67 friends
266 books
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218 friends
1,227 books
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67 friends
233 books
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34 friends
97 books
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14 friends
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Favorite Genres
Book Club, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Philosophy, Religion, Self help, Spirituality, Travel, and Young-adult
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