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David
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It is Flambeau from Father Brown disguised on the right
“Gentlemen of the human race, I say to hell with the lot of you.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep—it can't be done abruptly.”
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“it’s important for everyone to do their bit in defending free speech. Including you. Yes, technically we already have it. But every successive generation still needs to defend it. Why? Because it’s constantly at risk of attack from people who think they know better. And how free is speech if there are serious consequences, such as unemployment and character assassination?”
― An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
― An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
“She loved him because he had brought her back to life. She had been like a caterpillar in a cocoon, and he had drawn her out and shown her that she was a butterfly.”
― The Pillars of the Earth
― The Pillars of the Earth
“We have forgotten that the prosperity, safety, life expectancy, stability and freedoms we enjoy did not just fall out of the sky. They were built, over centuries, on philosophical and moral foundations that have withstood the test of time. They were defended over and over again by our ancestors who bled to defend them. They were refined in the crucible of fierce political and ideological debates.”
― An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
― An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
David’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at David’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,336 books
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167 friends
614 books
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55 friends
1,193 books
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45 friends
888 books
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158 books
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4,074 books
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503 friends
415 books
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302 books
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61 friends
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