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“Therefore you must continually confess7 your sins for yourselves with one another”
― One New Man Bible
― One New Man Bible
“In writing. Don't use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was "terrible," describe it so that we'll be terrified. Don't say it was "delightful"; make us say "delightful" when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers, "Please will you do my job for me."
[Letter to Joan Lancaster, 26 June 1956]”
― Letters to Children
[Letter to Joan Lancaster, 26 June 1956]”
― Letters to Children
“My cock was hard, but my spirit wasn't in it.”
― Women
― Women
“Although you be, as I am, one of those
Who feel a Christian ought to write in prose,
For poetry is magic: born in sin, you
May read it to exorcies the Gentile in you.”
―
Who feel a Christian ought to write in prose,
For poetry is magic: born in sin, you
May read it to exorcies the Gentile in you.”
―
Robert’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Robert’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
287 books
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63 friends
20 books
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11 friends
2 books
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1 friend
1 book
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1 friend
0 books
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10 friends
2 books
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10 friends
58 books
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23 friends
0 books
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20 friends
Favorite Genres
Christian, Contemporary, Fiction, History, Memoir, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Spirituality, Travel, and Young-adult
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