“To learn to see- to accustom the eye to calmness, to patience, and to allow things to come up to it; to defer judgment, and to acquire the habit of approaching and grasping an individual case from all sides. This is the first preparatory schooling of intellectuality. One must not respond immediately to a stimulus; one must acquire a command of the obstructing and isolating instincts.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“I am I, and I wish I weren't.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
― 1984
― 1984
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
Daniel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Daniel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Daniel
Lists liked by Daniel
















