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“That without honor and kindness there are no rituals in the world that make any difference,” he replied. “The rest is detail. Do whatever seems beautiful or of comfort to you.”
“Of course many bars in Manhasset, like bars everywhere, were nasty places, full of pickled people marinating in regret.”
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
“I don't know. Sometimes I try to say what's on my mind and it comes out sounding like I ate a dictionary and I'm shitting pages. Sorry”
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
“It takes just as many men to build a sturdy man, son, as it does to build a tower. You will look back on this time and remember remarkably little of it, excpt the extent to which I tried or did not try.”
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
“Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century:
Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;
Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;
Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it;
Refusing to set aside trivial preferences;
Neglecting development and refinement of the mind;
Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.”
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Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;
Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;
Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it;
Refusing to set aside trivial preferences;
Neglecting development and refinement of the mind;
Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.”
―
Antonio’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Antonio’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
250 books
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95 friends
307 books
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100 friends
14 books
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118 friends
1 book
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377 friends
46 books
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146 friends
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28 friends
1 book
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1 friend
627 books
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124 friends
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African American, Art, Biography, Book Club, Business, Christian, Classics, Cookbooks, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Science, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, and War
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