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“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“Instead of clearing his own heart the zealot tries to clear the world.”
― Hero With a Thousand Faces
― Hero With a Thousand Faces
“Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
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“It is easier to act yourself into a new way of thinking, than it is to think yourself into a new way of acting.”
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Ben’s 2025 Year in Books
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