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“It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires.”
― Wolf Hall
― Wolf Hall
“Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.”
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“Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.”
― Candide
― Candide
“The more words you know, the more clearly and powerfully you will think...and the more ideas you will invite into your mind.”
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“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.”
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Mark’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Mark’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,453 books
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47 friends
662 books
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119 friends
655 books
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133 friends
1,620 books
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81 friends
81 books
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8 friends
46 books
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38 friends
1 book
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9 friends
28 books
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153 friends
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