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Would make a New Years sacrifice at midnight for a copy of this book. This is the book energy I need going into 2024.
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"Overdue review to come but the more I sit with this the more I actually think it’s being added to my “favorites” list" — Jul 14, 2024 01:35PM
"Overdue review to come but the more I sit with this the more I actually think it’s being added to my “favorites” list" — Jul 14, 2024 01:35PM
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Wet Hot Shakespeare Summer rages on!
Am I also reading this because it's one of Jeanette Winterson's 10 favorite books to recommend? Absolutely <3 ...more "
“It has always seemed strange to me...The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.”
― Cannery Row
― Cannery Row
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― Correction
― Correction
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