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Duncan Wigman
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“The reaction came when he realized the waste and extravagance involved. He somtimes looked back with awe at the carnivals of affection he had given, as a general might gaze upon a massacre he had ordered to satisfy an impersonal blood lust.”
― Tender Is the Night
― Tender Is the Night
“The hunt for love is haughty falconry.”
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“A great commotion immobilized her in her center of gravity, planted her in her place, and her defensive will was demolished by the irresistible anxiety to discover what the orange bells and whistles and the invisible globes on the other side of death were like.”
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
“And when you get down to it, Lily, that is the only purpose grand enough for a human life. Not just to love but to persist in love.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.”
― Duino Elegies
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.”
― Duino Elegies
Duncan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Duncan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
480 books
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31 friends
101 books
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43 friends
643 books
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19 friends
107 books
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22 friends
432 books
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33 friends
1 book
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10 friends
239 books
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89 friends
64 books
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12 friends
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