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“The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.”
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“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.
[Incorrectly attributed to Tolkien. It is a line from the Hobbit movie that did not appear in the books.]”
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[Incorrectly attributed to Tolkien. It is a line from the Hobbit movie that did not appear in the books.]”
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“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
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Carlos’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Carlos’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
373 books
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13 friends
152 books
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40 friends
587 books
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10 friends
162 books
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9 friends
313 books
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208 friends
23 books
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1 friend
16 books
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18 friends
317 books
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272 friends
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