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The adversary who is truly formidable is the one who works within the fortress walls, singing pleasant songs while licking honey off knives.
“We have only one story. All novels, all poetry, are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves of good and evil. And it occurs to me that evil must constantly respawn, while good, while virtue, is immortal. Vice has always a new fresh young face, while virtue is venerable as nothing else in the world is.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“A time splashed with interest, wounded with tragedy, crevassed with joy—that’s the time that seems long in the memory. And this is right when you think about it. Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on. From nothing to nothing is no time at all.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
Michael Devine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michael Devine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
458 books
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1,722 friends
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39 friends
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115 friends
1,782 books
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154 friends
212 books
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56 friends
331 books
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75 friends
495 books
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299 friends
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