Holly

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Holly’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (125)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (770)
duds‎ (53)
2020‎ (27)
2018‎ (25)
2019‎ (25)
judaism‎ (22)
2016‎ (20)

2024‎ (20)
scandinavia‎ (18)
2023‎ (17)
2025‎ (16)
anthropology‎ (15)
2017‎ (13)
2021‎ (13)
wwii‎ (13)
2022‎ (12)

2015‎ (11)
in-translation‎ (11)
czech-republic‎ (9)
older-hist-fic‎ (8)
central-asia‎ (7)
favorites‎ (7)
ancestors‎ (6)
arthuriana‎ (6)
belgium‎ (5)

kansas‎ (5)
2026‎ (3)
shamanism‎ (3)
poetry‎ (2)
true-crime‎ (2)
werewolves‎ (2)
writing‎ (2)
islam‎ (1)

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Holly’s Quotes

“I wondered why she craved this knowledge and found myself remembering that she was, after all, an anthropologist.”
― Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian

tags: anthropology

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“The principled man is merely one whose ancestors were ruthlessly unprincipled, affording him the option of acting upon fine sentiments.”
― Lynn Cullen, Mrs. Poe

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“Your notion of what dignity demands is so different from a Roman's. A Roman noble might swallow a dozen insults which a Sarmatian would kill for, but he'd be outraged at the suggestion he could rest in a stable.”
― Gillian Bradshaw, Island of Ghosts

tags: sarmatians

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“Prague does not have its name for no reason - in truth,
Prague is a threshold between the life on Earth
and Heaven, a threshold much thinner and narrower then in any other places…”
― Gustav Meyrink

tags: czech-republic, earth, heaven, prague, praha, spirituality, threshold

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“Of course it’s not simple. Who said it was simple? But you know what? Lots of loose ends don’t ever get tied up. Play the hand you’re dealt. Move on.”
― Michael Punke, The Revenant

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