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“I am lost if I attempt to take count of chronology. When I think over the past, I am like a person whose eyes cannot properly measure distances and is liable to think things extremely remote which on examination prove to be quite near.”
― André Gide, If it Die...
― André Gide, If it Die...
“In their talk there was nothing but companionship with a distant undertone of passion. In the background there was the unspoken zest of the promise which, in due course and in their own time, would be met.”
― Ian Fleming, Casino Royale
― Ian Fleming, Casino Royale
“Success, after all, loves a witness, but failure can't exist without one.”
― Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
― Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
“Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes. It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles. We’ve got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover
― D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover
“When you love someone deeply, you know secrets they haven't told you yet. Or secrets they aren't even aware of themselves. ... She was also the person I wanted to share the trivia of my life with, because that too is part of the magic of concern: Whatever you live is important to them and they will help you through it.”
― Jonathan Carroll, Sleeping in Flame
― Jonathan Carroll, Sleeping in Flame
Book Gluttony (Select)
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updated Mar 06, 2013 11:05am
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Books purchased in moments of bookish abandon, starting with our annual fall vacation, 2011. There may be help for me out there. But I'm not interested.
Modern Library and Other Reading Lists (aka Crazytown) (Select)
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updated Jan 02, 2013 07:32am
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Lists taken from <a href="http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/">The Modern Library Top 100 Lists</a>, the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml">BBC Big Read (Top 100)</a>, and whatever else catches my fancy.
501 Must-Read Books (Select)
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updated Dec 17, 2012 11:37am
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List taken from Emma Beare's <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1419462.501_Must_Read_Books">501 Must-Read Books</a>. Because I have too much time on my hands.
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