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Mark Ratfelders
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“I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all.”
― Lolita
― Lolita
“...are you happy?"
"I am content."
"What is the difference?"
"Between happiness and contentment? Ah, there you have me. It is not easy to put into words. Contentment is a state of mind and body when the two work in harmony, and there is no friction. The mind is at peace, and the body also. The two are sufficient to themselves. Happiness is elusive--coming perhaps once in a life-time--and approaching ecstasy."
"Not a continuous thing, like contentment?"
"No, not a continuous thing. But there are, after all, degrees of happiness.”
― Frenchman's Creek
"I am content."
"What is the difference?"
"Between happiness and contentment? Ah, there you have me. It is not easy to put into words. Contentment is a state of mind and body when the two work in harmony, and there is no friction. The mind is at peace, and the body also. The two are sufficient to themselves. Happiness is elusive--coming perhaps once in a life-time--and approaching ecstasy."
"Not a continuous thing, like contentment?"
"No, not a continuous thing. But there are, after all, degrees of happiness.”
― Frenchman's Creek
Mark’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mark’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
604 books
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117 friends
972 books
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507 books
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105 friends
237 books
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150 books
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35 books
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395 friends
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174 friends
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