“When a war breaks out, people say: "It's too stupid; it can't last long." But though a war may well be "too stupid," that doesn't prevent its lasting. Stupidity has a knack of getting its way; as we should see if we were not always so much wrapped up in ourselves.”
― The Plague
― The Plague
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
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“America is not a young land: it is old and dirty and evil. Before the settlers, before the Indians... the evil was there... waiting.”
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“I had only a little time left and I didn't want to waste it on God.”
― L'Étranger
― L'Étranger
Patrick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patrick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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