Luke McShane
https://www.goodreads.com/shaney96
“The sea, the snotgreen sea, the scrotumtightening sea.”
― Ulysses
― Ulysses
“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
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“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
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“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”
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“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
Melbourne Book club
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— last activity Sep 18, 2013 10:26PM
A locally based book club, for lovers of reading literature with the aim of meeting up occasionally for good wine and great discussions.
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