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“A well-informed mind is the best security against the contagion of folly and vice. The vacant mind is ever on the watch for relief, and ready to plunge into error, to escape from the languor of idleness. Store it with ideas, teach it the pleasure of thinking; and the temptations of the world without, will be counteracted by the gratifications derived from the world within.”
― The Mysteries of Udolpho
― The Mysteries of Udolpho
“A sense of humor...is superior to any religion so far devised.”
― Jitterbug Perfume
― Jitterbug Perfume
“If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.”
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“The true hero fights and dies in the name of his destiny, and not in the name of a belief.”
― A Short History of Decay
― A Short History of Decay
“Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside; candles at four o'clock, warm hearthrugs, tea, a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing in ample draperies to the floor, whilst the wind and rain are raging audibly without.”
― Confessions of an English Opium Eater
― Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Benjamin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Benjamin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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295 books
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893 books
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1,275 books
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182 books
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350 books
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265 books
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159 friends
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