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“I’m sorry,” Jonathan says quietly, staring at the ground. “We failed you, buddy. I failed you.” “And that’s it,” Nelson says. “That’s the lesson.” “What?” “That everyone will fail you. Everyone.” “I’m sorry, Nelson.” “Tell me something,
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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”
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“What I know is, you have a better chance in life-of surviving it-if you tolerate loss well;manage not to be a cynic through it all;...
to connect the unequal things into a whole that preserves the good,even if the good is not simple to find. We try, as my sister said. We try.”
― Canada
to connect the unequal things into a whole that preserves the good,even if the good is not simple to find. We try, as my sister said. We try.”
― Canada
“I ask is there anything with a little kick to drink. And this old lady says to me, We don’t approve of alcohol. And I says, Well, ma’am, we need to remember Jesus did turn water to wine. And she says, And we’re none too crazy about that stunt, neither.”
― Fourth of July Creek
― Fourth of July Creek
“Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.”
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“We’re born arsonists and we die firemen.”
― Treasure Hunt
― Treasure Hunt
Mark’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mark’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,110 books
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21 friends
257 books
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7 friends
84 books
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16 friends
262 books
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2 friends
24 books
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3 friends
314 books
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5 friends
54 books
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1 friend
642 books
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3 friends
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