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In his last year at Princeton he read too much and took to wearing spectacles. I never met any one of his class who remembered him. They did not even remember that he was middleweight boxing champion.
“I wish I wasn't such a dreamer. I've ruined this life for myself.”
― Initial Meeting
― Initial Meeting
“Le monde nous a été donné comme énigmatique et inintelligible, et la tâche de la pensée est de le rendre, si possible, encore plus énigmatique et encore plus inintelligible.”
― Impossible Exchange
― Impossible Exchange
“Mais, vrai, J'ai trop pleure! Les aubes sont navrantes. What a sad and beautiful line that is. I'd always hoped that someday I'd be able to use it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of words.”
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“Contrary to conventional wisdom, opportunity always knocks more than once whereas a false step can never be retraced.”
― Les liaisons dangereuses
― Les liaisons dangereuses
Erin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Erin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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40 friends
252 books
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15 friends
937 books
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25 friends
2 books
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12 friends
0 books
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9 friends
161 books
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14 friends
51 books
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68 friends
30 books
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3 friends
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