David Weiss

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David is Currently Reading

David Weiss is currently reading

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)

by Robin Sloan (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: fantasy, mystery, currently-reading

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David Weiss is currently reading

Matterhorn

by Karl Marlantes

bookshelves: historical-fiction, vietnam-war, currently-reading

Reading for the 2nd time

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David’s Quotes

“He moved like a dancer, which is not surprising; a horse is a beautiful animal, but it is perhaps most remarkable because it moves as if it always hears music.”
― Mark Helprin, Winter's Tale

tags: beauty, horse, innocence, truth

485 likes

“Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

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