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Benjamin
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“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.”
― Collected Essays
― Collected Essays
“I like being myself. Myself and nasty.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
― Complete Essays, Vol. II: 1926-1929
― Complete Essays, Vol. II: 1926-1929
“Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly – they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
Penny Dreadful Digital Book Club
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Benjamin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Benjamin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Children's, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Science fiction, Suspense, Sports, Thriller, Young-adult, and comedy
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