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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

by James Joyce

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Apr 13, 2025 08:49PM

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Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

bookshelves: classics, currently-reading, atmospheric

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Jan 17, 2024 12:27AM

“Oh Jake," Brett said, "We could have had such a damned good time together."
Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly, pressing Brett against me.
Yes," I said. "Isn't it pretty to think so?”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises

tags: love

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“So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.”
― Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X [Japanese-Language Edition].

tags: accomplishment, action, impetus, inspirational

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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: inspirational, love

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“I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough..”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

tags: love

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