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“I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind's door at 4 a.m. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends.”
― Slouching Towards Bethlehem
― Slouching Towards Bethlehem
“You have a good heart and you think the good thing is to be guilty and kind but it's not always kind to be gentle and soft, there's a genuine violence softness and kindness visit on people. Sometimes self-interested is the most generous thing you can be. ”
― Perestroika
― Perestroika
“The best fame is a writer's fame. It's enough to get a table at a good restaurant, but not enough to get you interrupted when you eat.”
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“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
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“Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.”
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Ruby’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Ruby’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
172 books
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48 friends
311 books
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31 friends
1,574 books
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167 friends
723 books
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169 friends
853 books
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56 friends
1,217 books
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59 friends
632 books
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17 friends
681 books
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89 friends
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