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“What Reason weaves, by Passion is undone.”
― Essay on Man and Other Poems
― Essay on Man and Other Poems
“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
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“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
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“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”
― De Profundis
― De Profundis
Memoirs and Biographies We Love
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A place to share memoirs, biographies, autobiographies (and maybe even fiction-based-in-reality) that you have enjoyed!
Jen’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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446 friends
2,784 books
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148 friends
1,235 books
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633 books
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44 friends
2,474 books
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163 friends
717 books
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107 friends
1,749 books
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249 friends
2,595 books
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3,183 friends
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