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“I sound contemptuous, but I am not. I am interested--intrigued even--by the way time erases real lives, leaving only vague imprints. Blood and spirit fade away so that only names and dates remain.”
― The House at Riverton
― The House at Riverton
“Time after time, history demonstrates that when people don't want to believe something, they have enormous skills of ignoring it altogether.”
― Dead Beat
― Dead Beat
“Education...has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.”
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“Those who understand history are condemned to watch other idiots repeat it.”
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“History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.”
― The Sense of an Ending
― The Sense of an Ending
Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amanda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
349 books
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56 friends
471 books
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86 friends
461 books
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56 friends
612 books
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84 friends
191 books
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21 friends
190 books
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35 friends
652 books
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14 friends
114 books
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50 friends
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