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“Art signals our freedom. It exists because we’ve won the evolutionary war.”
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
“The Hierarchic Qualm: The sword kills. But the arm moves the sword. Is the arm to blame for murder? No. The mind moves the arm. Is the mind to blame? No. The mind has sworn an oath to duty, and that duty moves the mind, as written by the Throne. So it is that a servant of the Throne is blameless.”
― The Traitor Baru Cormorant
― The Traitor Baru Cormorant
“I'm sorry I keep saying How are you? when I really mean Are you happy?”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“There are nice things in the world- and I mean nice things. We're all such morons to get so sidetracked. Always, always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
“I'm not afraid to compete. It's just the opposite. Don't you see that? I'm afraid I will compete — that's what scares me. That's why I quit the Theatre Department. Just because I'm so horribly conditioned to accept everybody else's values, and just because I like applause and people to rave about me, doesn't make it right. I'm ashamed of it. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody. I'm sick of myself and everybody else that wants to make some kind of a splash.”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
Celeste’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Celeste’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
84 books
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12 friends
147 books
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8 friends
78 books
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5 friends
59 books
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0 books
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2 friends
2 books
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5 friends
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