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Deval Patel
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To lovers and soldiers, to men marked for death and to those filled with the cosmic force of life, this power is sometimes given, without warning; a sudden revelation is conferred on them, a bounty and a burden … and the word sinks, sinks
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“This is the man who left the message,” said Campbell. “He sells questions.” “Actually, I’ve moved on from questions,” said the salesman. “People simply aren’t inquisitive enough these days.” He shook his head sadly. “I’m now in the business of selling after-life insurance.”
― Death or Ice Cream?
― Death or Ice Cream?
“Memories are like wolves. You can’t lock them away and hope they leave you alone.”
― The Little Paris Bookshop
― The Little Paris Bookshop
“We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly.”
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“THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN A BOY WHO HATES YOU A boy who loves you.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“But if unrestricted freedom can impede the individual’s pursuit of what he or she values most, then it may be that some restrictions make everyone better off. And if “constraint” sometimes affords a kind of liberation while “freedom” affords a kind of enslavement, then people would be wise to seek out some measure of appropriate constraint.”
― The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
― The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
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Deval’s 2024 Year in Books
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745 books
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87 friends
416 books
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286 friends
1,546 books
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469 friends
169 books
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296 books
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85 friends
168 books
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250 books
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261 friends
1,080 books
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173 friends
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