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In his retirement, walking the streets of Bordeaux, Montaigne wore a pewter medallion inscribed with the words Que sais-je? (“What do I know?”)—thereby forming and backforming a tradition: Lucretius to La Rochefoucauld to Cioran.
“The wind plays the world like an instrument. Blows through trees like flutes. But trees won’t grow in cement. And as heart beats bring percussion fallen trees bring repercussions. Cities play upon our souls like broken drums.”
― The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop
― The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop
“There are, it is often said by the more ecumenical prophets, many paths up the mountain. So long as it helps a person navigate the world and seek out what is good, a path, by definition, has value.”
― On Trails: An Exploration
― On Trails: An Exploration
EJ’s 2025 Year in Books
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