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“Nothing was ever in tune. People just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, Catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, India, painting, writing, sculpting, composing, conducting, backpacking, yoga, copulating, gambling, drinking, hanging around, frozen yogurt, Beethoven, Back, Buddha, Christ, TM, H, carrot juice, suicide, handmade suits, jet travel, New York City, and then it all evaporated and fell apart. People had to find things to do while waiting to die. I guess it was nice to have a choice.”
― Women
― Women
“Know thyself? If I knew myself, I'd run away.”
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“The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.”
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“I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.”
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“And we, spectators always, everywhere,
looking at, never out of, everything!
It fills us. We arrange it. It collapses.
We re-arrange it, and collapse ourselves.
Who's turned us round like this, so that we always,
do what we may, retain the attitude
of someone who's departing? Just as he,
on the last hill, that shows him all his valley
for the last time, will turn and stop and linger,
we live our lives, for ever taking leave.”
― Duino Elegies
looking at, never out of, everything!
It fills us. We arrange it. It collapses.
We re-arrange it, and collapse ourselves.
Who's turned us round like this, so that we always,
do what we may, retain the attitude
of someone who's departing? Just as he,
on the last hill, that shows him all his valley
for the last time, will turn and stop and linger,
we live our lives, for ever taking leave.”
― Duino Elegies
Rajika’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Rajika’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
66 books
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5 friends
250 books
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10 friends
254 books
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17 friends
453 books
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71 friends
30 books
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2 friends
91 books
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12 friends
2 books
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2 friends
18 books
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2 friends
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