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“Paper is more patient than people.”
― The Diary Of a Young Girl
― The Diary Of a Young Girl
“Iris,” said Roman, “you are worthy of love. You are worthy to feel joy right now, even in the darkness. And just in case you’re wondering … I’m not going anywhere, unless you tell me to leave, and even then, we might need to negotiate.”
― Divine Rivals
― Divine Rivals
“Influence in society, however, is a capital which has to be economized if it is to last.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“He had that instinctive sense of great artists to know when a work was complete and move on.”
― The Mistress
― The Mistress
“To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order. It means adopting the burden of self-conscious vulnerability, and accepting the end of the unconscious paradise of childhood, where finitude and mortality are only dimly comprehended. It means willingly undertaking the sacrifices necessary to generate a productive and meaningful reality (it means acting to please God, in the ancient language).”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Maritime History
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A place for anyone interested maritime history to share books and ask for recommendations. Subjects include naval history, shipbuilding, navigation, e ...more
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