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“I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.”
― The Plague
― The Plague
“When I was young, I expected people to give me more than they could - continuous friendship, permanent emotion.
Now I have learned to expect less of them than they can give - a silent companionship. And their emotions, their friendship, and noble gestures keep their full miraculous value in my eyes; wholly the fruit of grace.”
― Notebooks 1935-1942
Now I have learned to expect less of them than they can give - a silent companionship. And their emotions, their friendship, and noble gestures keep their full miraculous value in my eyes; wholly the fruit of grace.”
― Notebooks 1935-1942
“What counts today, the question which is looming on the horizon, is the need for a redistribution of wealth. Humanity must reply to this question, or be shaken to pieces by it.”
― The Wretched of the Earth
― The Wretched of the Earth
“Men are good more than they are evil, and honestly, that's beside the point.”
― The Plague
― The Plague
“One night a friend lent me a book of short stories by Franz Kafka. I went back to the pension where I was staying and began to read The Metamorphosis. The first line almost knocked me off the bed. I was so surprised. The first line reads, “As Gregor Samsa awoke that morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. . . .” When I read the line I thought to myself that I didn’t know anyone was allowed to write things like that. If I had known, I would have started writing a long time ago. So I immediately started writing short stories.”
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Maddie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maddie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
715 books
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5 friends
464 books
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4 friends
212 books
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6 friends
74 books
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6 friends
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