Madhusree

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Madhusree is Currently Reading

Madhusree is currently reading

The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author)

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"I am listening to this book. I had to stop listening to the news-- it upset me too much. So far, this book elevates the idea of America& makes me think of concepts that I wasn't aware of. It is rooted in philosophy & will likely make me read other books. I have always thought that writing about some other piece of writing is derivative but I have changed my mind. There is so much to unpack here.20" — May 09, 2026 01:47PM

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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

by Kiran Desai

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"I know all the ideas & remember all the feelings in this book. So far, a tour de force" — May 09, 2026 01:49PM

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The Shawshank Redemption

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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Madhusree said: " In lieu of listening to the news on NPR- I am addicted to the news - and I have to balance my mental health with my need to know and understand world events- I have been listening to this book on my way to work. Great narration. "

Mar 18, 2026 10:19AM · see review

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Madhusree’s Notes & Highlights

The Plague by Albert Camus

8 notes & 10 highlights

How to conjure up a picture, for instance, of a town

A soul less place without life

Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

by Maggie Smith

1 note & 1 highlight

Madhusree’s Quotes

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

tags: bene-gesserit, fear, litany-against-fear, motivational, scifi

16894 likes

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
― Elie Wiesel

tags: activism, apathy, hate, indifference, inspirational, love, opposite, philosophy

42131 likes

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

93791 likes

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

152183 likes

“Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.”
― Wendell Berry

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