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“Coincidence, on the other hand, is total freedom, our natural destiny. Coincidence obeys no laws and if it does we don’t know what they are. Coincidence, if you’ll permit me the simile, is like the manifestation of God at every moment on our planet. A senseless God making senseless gestures at his senseless creatures. In that hurricane, in that osseous implosion, we find communion. The communion of coincidence and effect and the communion of effect with us.”
― 2666
― 2666
“Mommy, I cried inside myself, Mommy, I am so frightened! And the nice mother I have made up over the years answered: Yes, I know.”
― Oh William!
― Oh William!
“There is that constant judgment in this world: How are we going to make sure we do not feel inferior to another?”
― My Name Is Lucy Barton
― My Name Is Lucy Barton
“I have said before: It interests me how we find ways to feel superior to another person, another group of people. It happens everywhere, and all the time. Whatever we call it, I think it’s the lowest part of who we are, this need to find someone else to put down.”
― My Name Is Lucy Barton
― My Name Is Lucy Barton
“You asked what I count each evening and each morning. What I counted each day in prison while better men withered and died. Do you know the sums that I do?” Gamache stood still, in case moving would scare this man off and he’d never have his answer. But he knew he needn’t worry. This man was afraid of nothing. “I count my blessings.” He turned and saw Irene on the terrasse, as though he’d sensed her there. “We’re all blessed and we’re all blighted, Chief Inspector,” said Finney. “Every day each of us does our sums. The question is, what do we count?”
― A Rule Against Murder
― A Rule Against Murder
Chessy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Chessy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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123 friends
206 books
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14 books
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213 books
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43 books
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131 books
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28 books
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