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“Kings are only men, and whatever iron cannot achieve against them, words can.”
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“The lust of conquest, when associated with religious fanaticism, has been the greatest scourge of the human race.”
― History of the Ottoman Empire
― History of the Ottoman Empire
“I believe that the reason why Dimitri's soul is so clear, is that he is entirely given up to his work, his ideal. What has he to trouble about? When any one has utterly... utterly... given himself up, he has little sorrow, he is not responsible for anything. It' s not I want, but it wants.”
― On the Eve
― On the Eve
“In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb.”
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“People above the line of bare subsistence in this age, and in all earlier ages, do not use the surplus which society has given them primarily for useful purposes. They do not seek to expand their lives, to live more wisely, intelligently, understandingly, but to impress other people with the fact that they have a surplus.”
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Tim Johnson’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Tim Johnson’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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1,682 books
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