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‘We must respect the other fellow’s religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.’
“The “Bus to Abilene” anecdote reveals our tendency to follow those who initiate action—any action.”
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“The reason death sticks so closely to life isn’t biological necessity—it’s envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud.”
― Life of Pi
― Life of Pi
“People who pass us on the street can’t know that we’re clever and charming unless we look it.”
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“Do you have to find the evil in yourself in order to truly recognize it in the world?”
― Orange Is the New Black
― Orange Is the New Black
“it takes approximately ten thousand hours of Deliberate Practice to gain true expertise,”
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Ieva’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ieva’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1 book
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56 friends
2 books
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5 friends
25 books
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23 friends
1 book
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61 friends
275 books
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20 friends
132 books
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58 friends
89 books
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96 friends
119 books
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60 friends
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Favorite Genres
Biography, Book Club, Classics, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Science, Self help, and War
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