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It grew on me that we, black men especially, were expected to be subservient even in groups where ostensibly everyone was equal.
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“Adults always think they can protect children by stopping them from going to dangerous places, but every teenager knows that’s pointless, because the most dangerous place on earth is inside us. Fragile hearts break in palaces and in dark alleys alike.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“She just smiled, said that she loved books more than anything, and started telling him excitedly what each of the ones in her lap was about. And Ove realised that he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his life.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
“If you love me as you say you do,' she whispered, 'make it so that I am at peace.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
Patrick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patrick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,405 books
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42 friends
204 books
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90 friends
9,057 books
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15 friends
842 books
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84 friends
337 books
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47 friends
4,787 books
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3,800 friends
834 books
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73 friends
3,470 books
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1,085 friends
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