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Michael Witkowski
rated a book it was amazing
by Henry Marsh
Reading for the 2nd time
read in May 2026
“Letters are just pieces of paper," I said. "Burn them, and what stays in your heart will stay; keep them, and what vanishes will vanish.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“I don't want our relationship to end like this. You're one of the very few friends I have, and it hurts not being able to see you. When am I going to be able to talk to you? I want you to tell me that much, at least.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.”
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“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
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“With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw its fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy. ”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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