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“To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
― Macbeth
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
― Macbeth
“Perhaps, as we say in America, I wanted to find myself. This is an interesting phrase, not current as far as I know in the language of any other people, which certainly does not mean what it says but betrays a nagging suspicion that something has been misplaced.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“He is old enough to know how the end likes to set its roots first imperceptibly, then ever more boldly, in the present”
― Kairos
― Kairos
“I want her to forgive me. But I do not know how to state my crime. My crime, in some odd way, is in being a man and she knows all about this already.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“Things happen, people change,” is what Amanda said. For her that covered it. You wanted an explanation, an ending that would assign blame and dish up justice. You considered violence and you considered reconciliation. But what you are left with is a premonition of the way your life will fade behind you, like a book you have read too quickly, leaving a dwindling trail of images and emotions, until all you can remember is a name.”
― Bright Lights, Big City
― Bright Lights, Big City
Alice’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Alice’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
520 books
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26 friends
16 books
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3 friends
916 books
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56 friends
57 books
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3 friends
555 books
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1 friend
291 books
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25 friends
63 books
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11 friends
49 books
|
9 friends
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