Charvee
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“What did Nabokov and Joyce have in common, apart from the poor teeth and the great prose? Exile, and decades of near pauperism. A compulsive tendency to overtip. An uxoriousness that their wives deservedly inspired. More than that, they both lived their lives 'beautifully'--not in any Jamesian sense (where, besides, ferocious solvency would have been a prerequisite), but in the droll fortitude of their perseverance. They got the work done, with style.”
― Experience
― Experience
“And meanwhile time goes about its immemorial work of making everyone look and feel like shit.”
― London Fields
― London Fields
“Science is interesting, and if you don't agree you can fuck off.
Note: Dawkins was quoting a former editor of New Scientist Magazine, who is as yet unidentified (possibly Jeremy Webb)”
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Note: Dawkins was quoting a former editor of New Scientist Magazine, who is as yet unidentified (possibly Jeremy Webb)”
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Charvee’s 2025 Year in Books
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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science fiction, Self help, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, Travel, War, and Women's Fiction
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