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“I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.”
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“To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.”
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“Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man. But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness.
It was deeper and more intimate that the fear of evil and capricious gods and of magic, the fear of the forest, and of the forces of nature, malevolent, red in tooth and claw.
Okonkwo’s fear was greater than these. It was not external but lay deep within himself.”
― Things Fall Apart
It was deeper and more intimate that the fear of evil and capricious gods and of magic, the fear of the forest, and of the forces of nature, malevolent, red in tooth and claw.
Okonkwo’s fear was greater than these. It was not external but lay deep within himself.”
― Things Fall Apart
“Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision. Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity. It becomes easier to die and avoid conflict than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Jesse’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jesse’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
992 books
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25 friends
1,136 books
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71 friends
280 books
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22 friends
1,410 books
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36 friends
302 books
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51 friends
43 books
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47 friends
4 books
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91 friends
1 book
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40 friends
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