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But whatever he spoke he knew would be but another name for the wildness that he sought. It was a freedom and a goodness, a hope and a vigor that he perceived to underlie all the familiar things of his life, which were not free or good or
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“The flip side of being a person who never fails at anything is that you never do anything you could fail at. You never do anything risky. There’s a certain essential lack of courage among people who seem to be good at everything.”
― The Nix
― The Nix
“Neither creation nor sacrifice could lead a person to heaven.”
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“What's everyone talking about?"
"The end of The Iliad."
"That's the best part," Marx said.
"Why is it the best part?" Sadie asked.
"Because it's perfect," Marx said. "'Tamer of horses' is an honest profession. The lines mean that one doesn't have to be a god or a king for your life to have meaning.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
"The end of The Iliad."
"That's the best part," Marx said.
"Why is it the best part?" Sadie asked.
"Because it's perfect," Marx said. "'Tamer of horses' is an honest profession. The lines mean that one doesn't have to be a god or a king for your life to have meaning.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
“Love looks through spectacles that make copper look like gold, poverty like riches, and tears like pearls.”
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
“she knew what it was like to come here looking for better and be treated as worse”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
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Xavier’s 2024 Year in Books
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