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“There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.”
― Given
― Given
“All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness left to cherish.”
― A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
― A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
“I like grit, I like love and death, I'm tired of irony. ... A lot of good fiction is sentimental. ... The novelist who refuses sentiment refuses the full spectrum of human behavior, and then he just dries up. ... I would rather give full vent to all human loves and disappointments, and take a chance on being corny, than die a smartass.”
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Mike’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mike’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Book Club, Cooking, Fiction, Food, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Science, and Travel
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