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Brilliantly written.I'm thrilled that his publishers ok'd a fourth volume--very much looking forward to it--but I have a hard time imagining what Yancey could write that would top this one. It's beautiful and hideous and breathtakingly lyrical all at ...more "
“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
― The Cost of Living
― The Cost of Living
“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
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“Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of.”
― I Am the Messenger
― I Am the Messenger
“Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.”
― The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
― The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
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