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“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
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“Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it.”
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“The main question to a novel is -- did it amuse? were you surprised at dinner coming so soon? did you mistake eleven for ten? were you too late to dress? and did you sit up beyond the usual hour? If a novel produces these effects, it is good; if it does not -- story, language, love, scandal itself cannot save it. It is only meant to please; and it must do that or it does nothing.”
― The Edinburgh review: or Critical journal
― The Edinburgh review: or Critical journal
“When I'm writing, I'm waiting to see somebody, and I'm waiting to hear them. It's almost like conjuring spirits out of the air, using your own imaginative instability.”
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“The poet or the revolutionary is there to articulate the necessity, but until the people themselves apprehend it, nothing can happen ... Perhaps it can't be done without the poet, but it certainly can't be done without the people. The poet and the people get on generally very badly, and yet they need each other. The poet knows it sooner than the people do. The people usually know it after the poet is dead; but that's all right. The point is to get your work done, and your work is to change the world.”
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Bindhu’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Bindhu’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
13 books
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33 friends
5 books
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31 friends
3 books
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9 friends
0 books
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10 friends
1 book
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127 friends
1 book
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16 friends
2 books
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69 friends
17 books
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16 friends
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