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The pawn dealer was always impressed by Pierrot’s perspicuity when it came to selecting the paintings. He always plucked incredible works of art, the most valuable pieces in the collection.
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“But now I’m beginning to care again—a little—and it hurts—it’s really more convenient not to have any hopes and fears.”
― The Definitive James Hilton Collection
― The Definitive James Hilton Collection
“Hardship and danger destroys fewer people than indulgence.”
― While Still We Live
― While Still We Live
“It did not require a great deal of imagination to picture a world in which power had passed into the hands of Al Capones with their private bombing squadrons.”
― The Definitive James Hilton Collection
― The Definitive James Hilton Collection
“you’re certain, then, that no human affection can outlast a five-year absence?” “It can, undoubtedly,” replied the Chinese, “but only as a fragrance whose melancholy we may enjoy.”
― Lost Horizon: A Novel of Shangri-La
― Lost Horizon: A Novel of Shangri-La
“The postures are both a metaphor and a means for that process. They are tools for creating a connection between the imagination and the physical world. Realizing this connection—this union between body and mind—could be called yoga.”
― Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
― Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
James ’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at James ’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
252 books
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774 friends
2,153 books
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16 friends
2,739 books
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15 friends
197 books
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371 friends
252 books
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1,247 friends
22 books
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443 friends
1,676 books
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231 friends
628 books
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712 friends
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