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“Many a true word hath been spoken in jest.”
― King Lear
― King Lear
“Shall I tell you the secret of the whole world? It is that we have only known the back of the world. We see everything from behind, and it looks brutal. That is not a tree, but the back of a tree. That is not a cloud, but the back of a cloud. Cannot you see that everything is stooping and hiding a face? If we could only get round in front--”
― The Man Who Was Thursday
― The Man Who Was Thursday
“How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child!”
― King Lear
― King Lear
“The Iliad is only great because all life is a battle, The Odyssey because all life is a journey, The Book of Job because all life is a riddle.”
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“I am more than a devil; I am a man. I can do the one thing which Satan himself cannot do— I can die.”
― The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
― The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
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Hilary’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Hilary’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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