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“Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.”
― 1984
― 1984
“It is said that men condemned to death are subject to sudden moments of elation; as if, like moths in the fire, their destruction were coincidental with attainment.”
― The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
― The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
“Before the feather game, loneliness had become a natural appendage to Kya, like an arm. Now it grew roots inside her and pressed against her chest.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“Immortality,' said Crake, ' is a concept. If you take 'mortality' as being, not death, but the foreknowledge of it and the fear of it, then 'immortality' is the absence of such fear. Babies are immortal. Edit out the fear, and you'll be...”
― Oryx and Crake
― Oryx and Crake
“Chronic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrongdoing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
Steve’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Steve’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
342 books
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29 friends
842 books
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52 friends
59 books
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61 friends
398 books
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1 book
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23 friends
177 books
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64 friends
139 books
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13 friends
18 books
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58 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Music, Mystery, Paranormal, Poetry, Science, Science fiction, and Thriller
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