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The earth takes everyone—the kind, the cruel, the sinners. Aside from that, there’s no fairness on earth.
“Whenever I am calling god, her line is busy.”
― A Burning
― A Burning
“People generally overestimate how distinct their lives are, so the commonalities seemed to them like a series of miracles.”
― The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
― The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
“Except for the people who were there that one day they discovered the polio vaccine, being part of history is rarely a good idea. History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.”
― Assassination Vacation
― Assassination Vacation
“For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone.”
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“The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”
― The Once and Future King
― The Once and Future King
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Rachel’s 2025 Year in Books
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