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“The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling.”
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“The main thing, when a sword cuts into one’s soul, is to keep a calm gaze, lose no blood, accept the coldness of the sword with the coldness of a stone. By means of the stab, after the stab, become invulnerable.”
― The Blue Octavo Notebooks
― The Blue Octavo Notebooks
“There are only two ways of telling the complete truth--anonymously and posthumously.”
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“Intellect is not wisdom.”
― Intellectuals and Society
― Intellectuals and Society
“Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.”
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Bsdenton’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bsdenton’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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21 friends
635 books
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413 books
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349 books
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162 books
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127 books
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431 books
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195 books
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