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In Life magazine in 1963, James Baldwin said, “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was Dostoevsky and Dickens who taught me that the things that tormented me most were
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“So many books, so little time.”
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“Before you came into my life, I believed that God had abandoned me. Now I know that He has blessed me beyond measure.
~Sir Bannor”
― Charming the Prince
~Sir Bannor”
― Charming the Prince
“There is no such thing as an innocent reading, we must ask what reading we are guilty of.”
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“If a fear cannot be articulated, it can’t be conquered.”
― 'Salem's Lot
― 'Salem's Lot
“TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.
What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.
And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”
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What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.
And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”
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Shell’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Shell’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
281 books
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53 friends
291 books
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17 friends
86 books
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5 friends
309 books
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30 friends
Favorite Genres
Chick-lit, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult
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