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He turned twenty during this time, but this special watershed—becoming an adult—meant nothing. Taking his own life seemed the most natural solution, and even now he couldn’t say why he hadn’t taken this final step.
“And the further he departed from childhood and the nearer he came to the present the more worthless and doubtful were the joys.”
― The Death of Ivan Ilych
― The Death of Ivan Ilych
“It may be the wrong decision, but fuck it, it's mine.”
― House of Leaves
― House of Leaves
“flexibility without structure isn’t flexibility at all; it’s just chaos.”
― Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism—Understanding the Social Science of Cult Influence
― Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism—Understanding the Social Science of Cult Influence
“Excuse me, I said. I thought you were a trout stream.
I'm not, she said.”
― Trout Fishing in America
I'm not, she said.”
― Trout Fishing in America
“He learned about life at sixteen, first from Dostoevsky and then from the whores of New Orleans.”
― Trout Fishing in America
― Trout Fishing in America
Mike’s 2025 Year in Books
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