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“Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.”
― The Magic Mountain
― The Magic Mountain
“It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death.”
― The Magic Mountain
― The Magic Mountain
“I don’t understand why we must do things in this world, why we must have friends and aspirations, hopes and dreams. Wouldn’t it be better to retreat to a faraway corner of the world, where all its noise and complications would be heard no more? Then we could renounce culture and ambitions; we would lose everything and gain nothing; for what is there to be gained from this world?”
― On the Heights of Despair
― On the Heights of Despair
“It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”
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Duchess’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Duchess’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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