I love reading. This is not a secret. If you think it is a secret, then you are surely mistaken. Anyway, I just finished American Pastoral by Philip Roth and it was a gem. I picked it up after it was referenced in one of my favorite podcasts (PRI's To The Best of Our Knowledge). It deserved the big P. Prize for sure. I won't bore you with my detailed opinion of how relevant and smart this book is, but I will share my favorite quote from the book with you...
The fact remains that getting people right is not what living is all about anyway. It's getting them wrong that is living, getting them wrong and wrong and wrong and then, on careful reconsideration, getting them wrong again. That's how we know we're alive: we're wrong. Maybe the best thing would be to forget being right or wrong about people and just go along for the ride. But if you can do that, well, lucky you.
On to the next read....
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