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“But I have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. It is a lovely and unique thing in the universe. It is always attacked and never destroyed - because 'Thou mayest.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.”
― The Winter of Our Discontent
― The Winter of Our Discontent
“Try to understand men. If you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and almost always leads to love.”
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“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
Madelyn’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Madelyn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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73 friends
630 books
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113 friends
209 books
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3,490 friends
1,258 books
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106 friends
249 books
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1,506 books
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81 friends
138 books
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771 books
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