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“The man who lies to himself can be more easily offended than anyone else. You know it is sometimes very pleasant to take offense, isn't it? A man may know that nobody has insulted him, but that he has invented the insult for himself, has lied and exaggerated to make it picturesque, has caught at a word and made a mountain out of a molehill--he knows that himself, yet he will be the first to take offense, and will revel in his resentment till he feels great pleasure in it.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“Power is a poison well known for thousands of years. If only no one were ever to acquire material power over others! But to the human being who has faith in some force that holds dominion over all of us, and who is therefore conscious of his own limitations, power is not necessarily fatal. For those, however, who are unaware of any higher sphere, it is a deadly poison. For them there is no antidote.”
― The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation V-VII
― The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation V-VII
Denise’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Denise’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
397 books
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35 friends
407 books
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14 friends
740 books
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102 friends
765 books
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95 friends
17 books
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35 friends
29 books
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147 friends
14 books
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85 friends
154 books
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25 friends
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Favorite Genres
Classics, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, Manga, Memoir, Philosophy, Poetry, and Science fiction
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