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“On Shaw’s principle that “if you don’t get what you like, you better like what you get,”
― The Crack-Up
― The Crack-Up
“The fall of moral civilization has always been brought about by those who were "just doing their jobs".”
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“Algebra, like laudanum, deadens pain, Fritz wrote.”
― The Blue Flower
― The Blue Flower
“If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to meet it!”
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“After all, what can a first impression tell us about someone we’ve just met for a minute in the lobby of a hotel? For that matter, what can a first impression tell us about anyone? Why, no more than a chord can tell us about Beethoven, or a brushstroke about Botticelli. By their very nature, human beings are so capricious, so complex, so delightfully contradictory, that they deserve not only our consideration, but our reconsideration—and our unwavering determination to withhold our opinion until we have engaged with them in every possible setting at every possible hour.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
Ray’s 2025 Year in Books
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