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“A Man Said to the Universe
A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”
― War Is Kind and Other Poems
A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”
― War Is Kind and Other Poems
“If I am going to be drowned—if I am going to be drowned—if I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees?”
― The Open Boat and Other Stories
― The Open Boat and Other Stories
“A MAN FEARED
A man feared that he might find an assassin;
Another that he might find a victim.
One was more wise than the other.”
―
A man feared that he might find an assassin;
Another that he might find a victim.
One was more wise than the other.”
―
“When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples.”
― Open Boat
― Open Boat
Lora’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Lora’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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21 friends
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305 books
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72 books
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611 books
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486 books
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11 books
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45 friends
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