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“All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare”
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“On the information sheet in a New York hotel, I recently read: 'Dear guest! To guarantee that you will fully enjoy your stay with us, this hotel is totally smoke-free. For any infringement of this regulation, you will be charged $200.' The beauty of this formulation, taken literally, is that you are to be punished for refusing to fully enjoy your stay.”
― First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
― First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
“I do all my work to escape myself. I don't believe in looking into yourself. If you do this, you just discover a lot of shit. I think what we should do is throw ourselves out of ourselves. The truth is not deep in ourselves. The truth is outside.”
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“Humanity is OK, but 99% of people are boring idiots.”
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“Words are never 'only words'; they matter because they define the contours of what we can do.”
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Eric’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Eric’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
169 books
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118 friends
33 books
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136 friends
18 books
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68 friends
45 books
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12 friends
1 book
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80 friends
0 books
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64 friends
0 books
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4 friends
434 books
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13 friends
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