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Jamie is Currently Reading

Jamie is currently reading

The Glimpses of the Moon

by Edith Wharton

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Jamie’s Quotes

“To know ten thousand things, know one well”
― Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

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“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world”
― Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

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“What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness.”
― Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman

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“There were things I wanted to tell him. But I knew they would hurt him. So I buried them, and let them hurt me.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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“...it is a great thing to do what is necessary before it becomes essential and unavoidable.”
― Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman

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