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“Time and the world, money and power belong to the small people and the shallow people. To the rest, to the real men belongs nothing. Nothing but death.”
― Steppenwolf
― Steppenwolf
“Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.”
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“The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.”
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“In a world myriad as ours, the gaze is a singular act: to look at something is to fill your whole life with it, if only briefly.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing," and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.”
― Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
― Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
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Marta’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Marta’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
294 books
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18 friends
695 books
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61 friends
442 books
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102 friends
481 books
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125 friends
466 books
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172 friends
163 books
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292 friends
233 books
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205 friends
91 books
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10 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Science, Suspense, and Thriller
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