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“There's more beauty in truth, even if it is dreadful beauty.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“A man so painfully in love is capable of self-torture beyond belief.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
4,907 books
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1,096 friends
397 books
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82 friends
23 books
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211 friends
660 books
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585 friends
158 books
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139 friends
73 books
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65 friends
528 books
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273 friends
572 books
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21 friends
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Favorite Genres
Book Club, Comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Memoir, Politics, Romance, Science fiction, and War
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