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“In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.”
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“Time has its revenges, but revenge seems so often sour. Wouldn’t we all do better not trying to understand, accepting the fact that no human being will ever understand another, not a wife with a husband, nor a parent a child? Perhaps that’s why men have invented God – a being capable of understanding. ”
― The Quiet American
― The Quiet American
“I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.”
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“You cannot conceive, nor can I, of the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.”
― Brighton Rock
― Brighton Rock
“I wrote at the start that this was a record of hate, and walking there beside Henry towards the evening glass of beer, I found the one prayer that seemed to serve the winter mood: O God, You've done enough, You've robbed me of enough, I'm too tired and old to learn to love, leave me alone forever.”
― The End of the Affair
― The End of the Affair
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
407 books
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17 friends
2,882 books
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369 friends
4,332 books
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2,169 friends
2,909 books
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47 friends
4,220 books
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923 friends
218 books
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771 friends
1,035 books
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134 friends
970 books
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83 friends
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