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“The most dangerous thing about an academic education is that it enables my tendency to over-intellectualize stuff, to get lost in abstract thinking instead of simply paying attention to what’s going on in front of me.”
― This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
― This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
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“Why does one begin to write? Because she feels misunderstood, I guess. Because it never comes out clearly enough when she tries to speak. Because she wants to rephrase the world, to take it in and give it back again differently, so that everything is used and nothing is lost. Because it's something to do to pass the time until she is old enough to experience the things she writes about.”
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Jaron’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jaron’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
545 books
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118 friends
297 books
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30 friends
0 books
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182 friends
314 books
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77 friends
889 books
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241 friends
435 books
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77 friends
1,900 books
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273 friends
9,498 books
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87 friends
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