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"i read 3% this morning and thought I was reading very slowly and got mad. realized that’s 30 pages. this is gonna take a long while." — Jan 24, 2024 12:45AM
"i read 3% this morning and thought I was reading very slowly and got mad. realized that’s 30 pages. this is gonna take a long while." — Jan 24, 2024 12:45AM
“It's cold today, but in a spring way, and I love you.”
― Letters to Vera
― Letters to Vera
“The philosopher Roberto Unger introduced me to the direct idea that our roots can lie in the future—and that in a democracy, “prophecy speaks louder than memory.”
― Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
― Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
“I am nothing like you, and yet I feel more myself with you.”
― A Marvellous Light
― A Marvellous Light
“For in the nocturnal realm of sleep are to be found both the light and the darkness of humanity, its honey and its poison, its greatness and its vulnerability.”
― The Palace of Dreams
― The Palace of Dreams
“That’s what commitments are—alternatives to self-obsession. Commitments free us to dedicate ourselves to something bigger than ourselves—to something beyond our shells. The French philosopher Jacques Maritain said that the meaning of life is “self-mastery for the purpose of self-giving.” This is the challenge of growing up—to turn the corner from self-mastery to self-giving. What is the moment at that corner—between inwardness, growth, and concerted self-development and outwardness, public interestedness, and other-centeredness? Commitment.”
― Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
― Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
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Grupul Romania, deschis tuturor celor de nationalitate romana, rudelor si prietenilor acestora, indiferent de unde sunt, locuiesc, traiesc prin lume. ...more
What's the Name of That Book???
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Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
Guma’s 2025 Year in Books
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