“There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.”
― The Call of the Wild
― The Call of the Wild
“On this battlefield man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart.”
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“These days man knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“In freedom, people find sin.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Be proud of your pain, for you are stronger than those with none.”
― Gathering Blue
― Gathering Blue
Joan’s 2025 Year in Books
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