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“There are two ways to reach me: by way of kisses or by way of the imagination. But there is a hierarchy: the kisses alone don't work.”
― HENRY AND JUNE
― HENRY AND JUNE
“Curiosity is antifragile, like an addiction, and is magnified by attempts to satisfy it—books have a secret mission and ability to multiply, as everyone who has wall-to-wall bookshelves knows well.”
― Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
― Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
“What did Nabokov and Joyce have in common, apart from the poor teeth and the great prose? Exile, and decades of near pauperism. A compulsive tendency to overtip. An uxoriousness that their wives deservedly inspired. More than that, they both lived their lives 'beautifully'--not in any Jamesian sense (where, besides, ferocious solvency would have been a prerequisite), but in the droll fortitude of their perseverance. They got the work done, with style.”
― Experience
― Experience
Eugene’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Eugene’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,518 books
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89 friends
745 books
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116 friends
1,432 books
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631 friends
216 books
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35 friends
9,165 books
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279 friends
335 books
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113 friends
642 books
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55 friends
375 books
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163 friends
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