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Julie is Currently Reading

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Violence and the Sacred

by René Girard

bookshelves: french-lit-and-philosophy, philosophy, wishlist, currently-reading, 2011

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Novels in Three Lines

by Félix Fénéon

bookshelves: non-fiction, 2010, wishlist, 2011, currently-reading

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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)

by George R.R. Martin

bookshelves: fiction, series, 2010, own, currently-reading, 2011

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Julie’s Quotes

“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: creation, god, humor, man

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“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
― Leo Tolstoy , Anna Karenina

tags: family, first-sentence

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“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: belief, death, ideals, martyr, truth

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“Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

tags: life-surrealistic

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“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: education, fashion

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