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Julie is Currently Reading

Julie is currently reading

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

“He was the soul of politeness to everyone -- to some with a hint of aversion, to others with a hint of respect. ”
― Ivan S. Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

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“If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love.”
― Leo Tolstoy

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“You can be sincere and still be stupid.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky

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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: books, mind

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“I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

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