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Although maybe that wasn’t fair. What friendship existed that didn’t fill a need of some kind? Friendships might be built on a desire for companionship, company, laughter, solace. Was it really so terrible that Vera was some kind of
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“My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.”
― The Sign of Four
― The Sign of Four
“Today, if I had to answer the question “Where is God when it hurts?” in a single sentence, I would make that sentence another question: “Where is the church when it hurts?” We form the front line of God’s response to the suffering world.”
― What's So Amazing About Grace/Where is God When It Hurts
― What's So Amazing About Grace/Where is God When It Hurts
“Child,' said the Lion, 'I am telling you your story, not hers. No one is told any story but their own.”
― The Horse and His Boy
― The Horse and His Boy
“Daughter of Eve from the far land of Spare Oom where eternal summer reigns around the bright city of War Drobe, how would it be if you came and had tea with me?”
― The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
― The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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Felix’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Felix’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
108 books
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33 friends
802 books
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266 friends
772 books
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66 friends
50 books
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99 friends
91 books
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34 friends
251 books
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104 friends
298 books
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131 friends
160 books
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218 friends
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