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“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
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“Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we are too timid to endure responsibilities.”
― What's Wrong with the World
― What's Wrong with the World
“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
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“Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”
― The Critic As Artist: With Some Remarks on the Importance of Doing Nothing and Discussing Everything
― The Critic As Artist: With Some Remarks on the Importance of Doing Nothing and Discussing Everything
“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
Chauncey’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Chauncey’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
337 books
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220 friends
1,417 books
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76 friends
1,433 books
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73 friends
1,486 books
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83 friends
966 books
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348 friends
902 books
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85 friends
464 books
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70 friends
1,193 books
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113 friends
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