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There was something about the rhythm, the language, about the knowledge implied and the sense of internal doom that spoke directly to me. This wasn’t distraction or entertainment: here was a book that seemed to have been written for me,
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“You don't put your life into your books, you find it there.”
― The Uncommon Reader
― The Uncommon Reader
“If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered by the people who do.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“Books are not about passing time. They're about other lives. Other worlds. Far from wanting time to pass, one just wishes one had more of it. If one wanted to pass the time one could go to New Zealand.”
― The Uncommon Reader
― The Uncommon Reader
“It took us that long to realize that a purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― The Sirens of Titan
― The Sirens of Titan
“A man thinks he can fly, but he is afraid to jump. A poor friend pushes him from behind.” He looks up at me. “A good friend jumps with.”
― Morning Star
― Morning Star
Ben’s 2025 Year in Books
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