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“There is a feeling which persists in England that making a sandwich interesting, attractive or in any way pleasant to eat is something sinful that only foreigners do.”
― So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
― So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
“bathed in sweat and trembling with agitation, no,
not with agitation, but with fear, for he finally admitted it to himself: it was naked fear
that had seized him, and in admitting it he grew calmer and his thoughts clearer”
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
not with agitation, but with fear, for he finally admitted it to himself: it was naked fear
that had seized him, and in admitting it he grew calmer and his thoughts clearer”
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
“My universe is my eyes and my ears. Anything else is hearsay.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“Subject and object are not as distinct as most people think. If the boundary separating the two isn't clear-cut to begin with, it is not such a difficult task to intentionally shift back and forth from one to the other.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
“He was, however, unable to give much prolonged or continuous thought to anything that evening , or to concentrate on any one idea; and anyway, even if he had been able to, he would not have found his way to a solution of these questions in a conscious manner; now he could only feel. In place of dialectics life had arrived, and in his consciousness something of a wholly different nature must now work towards fruition.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
Samuel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Samuel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
445 books
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4 friends
170 books
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5 friends
82 books
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19 friends
548 books
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8 friends
189 books
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4 friends
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