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Wisdom from a mighty avenger

‘Because, you must understand, my dear friend, one should never be exclusive. When one lives among madmen, one should train as a maniac.’ Said Edmund Dantès, both as and in The Count of Monte Cristo

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I’ve been feeling oddly vengeful lately. What have I done about it?

Several things, but the big one is…I’m re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo. I’d been evading a re-read for the last several years because I’ve always found the betrayal of Dantès unbearable, even though it stimulates a yearning for what … Continue reading

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