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Jacob Petersen
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One Day
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He wanted to live life in such a way that if a photograph were taken at random, it would be a cool photograph. Things should look right. Fun; there should be a lot of fun and no more sadness than absolutely necessary.
“She believes Marianne lacks ‘warmth’, by which she means the ability to beg for love from people who hate her.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“We think of science as discovery, art as invention, but is there a “third world” of mathematics, which is somehow, mysteriously, both?”
― On the Move: A Life
― On the Move: A Life
“An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.”
― The Intelligent Investor
― The Intelligent Investor
“Gradually the waiting began to feel less like waiting and more like this was simply what life was: the distracting tasks undertaken while the thing you are waiting for continues not to happen.”
― Conversations with Friends
― Conversations with Friends
“Still, Connell went home that night and read over some notes he had been making for a new story, and he felt the old beat of pleasure in his body, like watching a perfect goal, like the rustling movement of light through leaves, a phrase of music from the window of a passing car. Life offers up these moments of joy despite everything.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
New & Noteworthy book club
— 51 members
— last activity Apr 26, 2018 01:50PM
This is an off-shoot for the in-person New & Noteworthy book club. We do meet in person monthly every fourth Thursday at BookPeople in Austin, Texas. ...more
Jacob’s 2025 Year in Books
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487 books
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8 friends
508 books
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3 friends
536 books
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936 friends
596 books
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2,050 friends
1,613 books
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169 friends
1,156 books
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2,739 friends
1,862 books
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59 friends
1,464 books
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73 friends
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