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“So many men treat their wives badly, or indifferently, or with barely contained impatience. Josh doesn't mind-- no that's not right--he insists on openly showing his love and respect for me.”
― Shadow of the Mountains
― Shadow of the Mountains
“My advice to writers just starting out? Don't use semi-colons! They are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing exactly nothing. All they do is suggest you might have gone to college.”
― Armageddon in Retrospect
― Armageddon in Retrospect
“Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it time runs out.”
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“A good friend will help you move, but a true friend will help you move a body.”
― Weeds in The Garden of Love
― Weeds in The Garden of Love
“Unoka went into an inner room and soon returned with a small wooden disc containing a kola nut, some alligator pepper and a lump of white chalk.
"I have kola," he announced when he sat down, and passed the disc over to his guest.
"Thank you. He who brings kola brings life. But I think you ought to break it," replied Okoye passing back the disc.
"No, it is for you, I think," and they argued like this for a few moments before Unoka accepted the honor of breaking the kola. Okoye, meanwhile, took the lump of chalk, drew some lines on the floor, and then painted his big toe.”
― Things Fall Apart
"I have kola," he announced when he sat down, and passed the disc over to his guest.
"Thank you. He who brings kola brings life. But I think you ought to break it," replied Okoye passing back the disc.
"No, it is for you, I think," and they argued like this for a few moments before Unoka accepted the honor of breaking the kola. Okoye, meanwhile, took the lump of chalk, drew some lines on the floor, and then painted his big toe.”
― Things Fall Apart
Ted’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ted’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
303 books
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12 friends
389 books
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79 friends
41 books
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12 friends
0 books
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91 friends
12 books
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4 books
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1 book
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19 friends
235 books
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20 friends
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