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“If books were roads, some would be made for driving quickly - details are scant, and what details there are appear drab - but the velocity and torque of the narrative is exhilarating. Some books, if seen as roads, would be make for walking - the trajectory of the road mattering far less than the vistas these roads might afford. The best book for me: I drive through it quickly but am forced to stop on occasion, to pull over and marvel.”
― What We See When We Read
― What We See When We Read
“Oh, life, life!" Bastidas complained, sipping his drink. "What is life? A little flame at the tip of a candle, exposed to a strong wind.”
― Marginal Voices: Selected Stories
― Marginal Voices: Selected Stories
“Beautiful prose is a floundering fish if it doesn't have a story to swim in.”
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“Books are the flung-open windows to a parallel universe.”
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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
Derrick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Derrick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
593 books
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844 friends
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999 books
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1,241 friends
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410 friends
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