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Swann's Way (In Search of Lost Time, Volume 1)

by Marcel Proust

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Jan 03, 2026 03:56AM

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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)

by Larry McMurtry

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Jan 01, 2026 11:53AM

“I don’t think we give that gift anymore (the gift of silence). I’m very concerned that our society is much more interested in information than wonder. In noise, rather than silence…how do we encourage reflection? Oh my, this is a noisy world. I get up every morning at least by 5AM. I have a couple hours of quiet time, reflect about what it is important. What can we do, to encourage people to have more quiet in their lives, more silence? Real revelation comes through silence.”
― Fred Rogers

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“No one is satisfied with his fortune,and everyone is satisfied with his wit.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

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“My life is very simple. I read a lot of books. I watch a lot of movies. Listen to a lot of music. Walk the dog. Cook. Be with my family.”
― Cillian Murphy

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