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“Human life occurs only once, and the reason we cannot determine which of our decisions are good and which bad is that in a given situation we can make only one decision; we are not granted a second, third, or fourth life in which to compare various decisions.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“The only relationship that can make both partners happy is one in which sentimentality has no place and neither partner makes any claim on the life and freedom of the other.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.”
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“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”
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“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Shivam’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shivam’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,480 books
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322 friends
6,982 books
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307 friends
720 books
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227 friends
708 books
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140 friends
35 books
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221 friends
493 books
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151 friends
204 books
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63 friends
94 books
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155 friends
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