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Alec Dopkins
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“I love mankind, he said, "but I find to my amazement that the more I love mankind as a whole, the less I love man in particular.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“Away with these old wives' tales, with this idea that it's terrible to die before one's time! What time? The time of nature? It made us a loan without a due date. Why complain if it seeks repayment at a time of its choosing? After all, you accepted the loan on these terms!”
― On Living and Dying Well
― On Living and Dying Well
“So let this be the first and sacred law of friendship: seek only good from friends, do only good for the sake of friends- and don't wait to be asked! Be always attentive! Banish hesitation! Be ready to give advice freely! Take seriously the good advice of friends. Be ready to offer it openly, even forcefully, if the occasion demands- and also be ready to follow when it's been offered.”
― On Living and Dying Well
― On Living and Dying Well
“You have to realistic about these things.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“There are even those who say that they are merely minding their own business, whether out of concern for their family's wealth, or from a general distaste for human interaction. And, indeed, they don't seem to do anyone harm. But in escaping one kind of injustice they run right into another, in that they abandon the social aspect of life, giving it no attention, effort or assistance.”
― On Living and Dying Well
― On Living and Dying Well
Alec’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Alec’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
377 books
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12 friends
85 books
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7 friends
87 books
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5 friends
21 books
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5 friends
106 books
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2 friends
51 books
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12 friends
75 books
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44 friends
5 books
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3 friends
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