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Pavel Sudoplatov, one of Stalin’s spymasters, had this advice for his officers seeking to recruit spies in Western countries: ‘search for people who are hurt by fate or nature – the ugly, those suffering from an inferiority complex, craving
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“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”
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“We spend so much time being afraid of failure, afraid of rejection. But regret is the thing we should fear most. Failure is an answer. Rejection is an answer. Regret is an eternal question you will never have the answer to. “What if …” “If only …” “I wonder what would have …” You will never, never know, and it will haunt you for the rest of your days.”
― Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Love is a creative act. When you love someone you create a new world for them.”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
“History is what we need to happen. You talk about changing history, but you’re trying to change the future. It’s an important semantic differentiation in this field.”
― The Ministry of Time
― The Ministry of Time
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Rohit’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rohit’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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357 books
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427 books
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42 books
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87 books
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1,484 books
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90 friends
210 books
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255 friends
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