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“Down on the lake rosy reflections of celestial vapor appeared, and I said, "God, I love you" and looked to the sky and really meant it. "I have fallen in love with you, God. Take care of us all, one way or the other." To the children and the innocent it's all the same.”
― The Dharma Bums
― The Dharma Bums
“They build their own Hells.”
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“Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk — real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious.”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”
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“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― On the Road
― On the Road
Blake’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Blake’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
318 books
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116 friends
63 books
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157 friends
580 books
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40 friends
300 books
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180 friends
780 books
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71 friends
723 books
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95 friends
439 books
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34 friends
618 books
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116 friends
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