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Hearn wrote that in a country already so well trodden as Japan he could not be expected to discover anything completely new. Rather, what he hoped to do was “to create, in the minds of the readers, a vivid impression of [his emphasis]
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“So long as journalists and vested interests exist, the truth will always remain on the other side of the sea. Truth is a domesticated animal, it can’t survive outside a safe enclosure.”
― The Confines of the Shadow
― The Confines of the Shadow
“Travel now by all means—if you have the time. But travel the right way, the way I travel. I am always reading and thinking of the history and geography of a place. I see its people in terms of these, placed in the social framework of time and space.”
― On the Move: A Life
― On the Move: A Life
Lance’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lance’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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253 books
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27 books
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56 books
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87 books
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248 books
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450 books
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59 friends
500 books
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8 friends
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