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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but
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“Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear.”
― Children of the Mind
― Children of the Mind
“All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.”
― Homage to Catalonia
― Homage to Catalonia
“It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.”
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“My needs are simple and few, thought Valentine. Food. Clothing. A comfortable place to sleep. And no idiots.
But of course a world with no idiots would be lonely. If she herself were even allowed there.”
― Ender in Exile
But of course a world with no idiots would be lonely. If she herself were even allowed there.”
― Ender in Exile
“The state is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else.”
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Benjamin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Benjamin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
944 books
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90 friends
1,394 books
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139 friends
1,628 books
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98 friends
1,660 books
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147 friends
405 books
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93 friends
1,006 books
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123 friends
22 books
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109 friends
127 books
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66 friends
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