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“And therein lies the whole of man's plight. Human time does not turn in a circle; it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy: happiness is the longing for repetition.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away - a man is not a piece of fruit.”
― Death of a Salesman: Text and Criticism
― Death of a Salesman: Text and Criticism
“She respected her husband in the same way as she respected the General Post Office, as something large, secure and fixed; and though she knew the small number of his talents she appreciated his abstract value as a male.”
― Dubliners
― Dubliners
“Mary had a little lamb, its fleece electrostatic / And everywhere Mary went, the lights became erratic.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“That sometimes human beings have to just sit in one place and, like, hurt. That you will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do. That there is such a thing as raw, unalloyed, agendaless kindness. That it is possible to fall asleep during an anxiety attack. That concentrating on anything is very hard work.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
Christine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Christine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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159 friends
1,194 books
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275 books
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178 books
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257 books
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301 books
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2,522 books
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27 books
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