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“Paris is a woman but London is an independent man puffing his pipe in a pub.”
― Lonesome Traveler
― Lonesome Traveler
“Only happy people have nightmares, from overeating. For those who live a nightmare reality, sleep is a black hole, lost in time, like death.”
― The Forgotten Soldier
― The Forgotten Soldier
“The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.”
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“The causes of his embitterment were many, remote and near. He was angry with himself for being young and the prey of restless foolish impulses, angry also with the change of fortune which was reshaping the world about him into a vision of squalor and insincerity. Yet his anger lent nothing to the vision. He chronicled with patience what he saw, detaching himself from it and tasting its mortifying flavour in secret.”
― A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
― A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
“In what act or thought of his has there ever been self? What was his aim in life? Greatness - in other people's eyes. Fame, admiration, envy - all which come from others. Others dictated his convictions, which he did not hold, but he was satisfied that other believed he held them. Others were his motive power and his prime concern. He didn't want to be great, but be thought great. He didn't want to build, but to be admired as a builder. He borrowed from other in order to make an impression on others. It's his ego that he's betrayed and given up.”
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Josh’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Josh’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
185 books
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21 friends
147 books
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33 friends
96 books
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13 friends
159 books
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26 friends
90 books
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9 friends
215 books
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39 friends
74 books
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26 friends
130 books
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18 friends
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