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“So many people make a name now-a-days, that it is more distinguished to remain in obscurity.”
― A Pair of Blue Eyes
― A Pair of Blue Eyes
“If utterance is denied, the thought lies like a burden on the man.”
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“Anyone with an internet connection has access to more high-quality information sources than Harvard professors 50 years ago could have dreamed of. It turns out that there just aren’t many people who want to take advantage of that.”
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“For who owns that car, or that washing machine, or that apartment? Not the man himself. The banks own them, the insurance companies, ultimately the State. They are his only on credit, on sufferance. Every month he lops off a bit of his life and labor and mails it to the bank, or the credit card company, or the Government. He is in thrall; and there is no foreseeable end to it.”
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“The spirit of faction outlived the cause of faction, and became itself the new and prolific source of a useless, endless strife.”
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Patrick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patrick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,635 books
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156 friends
240 books
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12 friends
1,041 books
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283 friends
123 books
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1 friend
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1 friend
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Business, Children's, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Sports, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult
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