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There was something about the rhythm, the language, about the knowledge implied and the sense of internal doom that spoke directly to me. This wasn’t distraction or entertainment: here was a book that seemed to have been written for me,
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“Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.”
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“Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
― Slaughterhouse-Five
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
― Mother Night
― Mother Night
“In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.”
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Ben’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ben’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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