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“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”
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“I think every woman should have a blowtorch.”
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“Am I alive and a reality, or am I but a dream?”
― The Return of Tarzan
― The Return of Tarzan
“I have studied many times
The marble which was chiseled for me—
A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor.
In truth it pictures not my destination
But my life.
For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment;
Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid;
Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances.
Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life.
And now I know that we must lift the sail
And catch the winds of destiny
Wherever they drive the boat.
To put meaning in one’s life may end in madness,
But life without meaning is the torture
Of restlessness and vague desire—
It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.”
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The marble which was chiseled for me—
A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor.
In truth it pictures not my destination
But my life.
For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment;
Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid;
Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances.
Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life.
And now I know that we must lift the sail
And catch the winds of destiny
Wherever they drive the boat.
To put meaning in one’s life may end in madness,
But life without meaning is the torture
Of restlessness and vague desire—
It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.”
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Alison’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alison’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
503 books
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48 friends
2,766 books
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183 friends
8 books
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8 friends
0 books
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4 friends
60 books
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11 friends
167 books
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28 friends
1 book
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25 friends
105 books
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24 friends
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