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“for few men's courage is proof against protracted meditation unrelieved by action”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
“The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you don't listen to it, you will never know what justice is.”
― A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
― A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
“The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.”
― Nine Stories
― Nine Stories
“We asked the captain what course
of action he proposed to take toward
a beast so large, terrifying, and
unpredictable. He hesitated to
answer, and then said judiciously:
“I think I shall praise it."”
― Praise
of action he proposed to take toward
a beast so large, terrifying, and
unpredictable. He hesitated to
answer, and then said judiciously:
“I think I shall praise it."”
― Praise
“Now then, thought I, unconsciously rolling up the sleeve of my frock, here goes for a cool, collected dive at death and destruction, and the devil fetch the hindmost.”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
James’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at James’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
901 books
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28 friends
552 books
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29 friends
1,183 books
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580 friends
38 books
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13 friends
703 books
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82 friends
262 books
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23 friends
1 book
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17 friends
2 books
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15 friends
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Favorite Genres
African American, Biography, Book Club, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Fiction, Graphic novels, History, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Science, Travel, and War
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