361 books
—
597 voters
“I feel very privileged to hear how somebody used to run around stickin' people up and stealing cars, and now they're gettin' their life back together... I just love the stories. The stories of the fallen world, they excite us. That's the interesting stuff.”
―
―
“Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates.”
―
―
“Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those who are willing to undergo the effort needed to understand it.”
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“Don’t let us forget that the causes of human actions are usually immeasurably more complex and varied than our subsequent explanations of them.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.”
― The Winter of Our Discontent
― The Winter of Our Discontent
Progressive Political Talk
— 54 members
— last activity Aug 06, 2017 10:13PM
For anyone who is interested in discussing brand new books with a progressive political views. Authors of books of a progressive nature are more than ...more
William’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at William’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by William
Lists liked by William








































