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“We all have two lives: The true, the one we dreamed of in childhood And go on dreaming of as adults in a substratum of mist; the false, the one we love when we live with others, the practical, the useful, the one we end up by being put in a coffin.”
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“Security is a false God. Begin to make sacrifices to it and you are lost.”
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“How many cities have revealed themselves to me in the marches I undertook in the pursuit of books!”
― Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
― Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
“Work on a good piece of writing proceeds on three levels: a musical one, where it is composed; an architectural one, where it is constructed; and finally, a textile one, where it is woven.”
― One Way Street And Other Writings
― One Way Street And Other Writings
“I knew that the real was yonder and that the darkened dream of it was here.”
― Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
― Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
Ryan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ryan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
557 books
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181 friends
0 books
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10 friends
12 books
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12 friends
1 book
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13 friends
79 books
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171 friends
9 books
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41 friends
19 books
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6 friends
272 books
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123 friends
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