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“Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.”
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“One who will not accept solitude, stillness and quiet recurring moments...is caught up in the wilderness of addictions; far removed from an original state of being and awareness. This is 'dis-ease.”
― From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence
― From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence
“Every day I ran to that book like it was a bottle of whiskey and crawled inside because it was a world that I had at least some control over, and slowly, in time, it began to take shape.”
― American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
― American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
“In the beginning war looks and feels like love. But unlike love it gives nothing in return but an ever-deepening dependence, like all narcotics, on the road to self-destruction. It does not affirm but places upon us greater and greater demands. It destroys the outside world until it is hard to live outside war's grip. It takes a higher and higher dose to achieve any thrill. Finally, one ingests war only to remain numb.”
― War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
― War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
Ann’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ann’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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28 friends
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155 books
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281 books
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380 friends
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