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“The truth of the story lies in the details.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
“Memory is the space in which a thing happens for a second time.”
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“You've got to work with your mistakes until they look intended. Understand?”
― Cathedral
― Cathedral
“Books are finite, sexual encounters are finite, but the desire to read and to fuck is infinite; it surpasses our own deaths, our fears, our hopes for peace.”
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“The central problem of novel-writing is causality.”
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A group dedicated to the enjoyment of great writing, not to analysis, not to eloquence, but to the joy of reading words well put on paper
Jon’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jon’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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