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“The ways of happiness and meaning are not the same. To find happiness, a man need only live in the moment; he need only live for the moment. But if he wants meaning—the meaning of his dreams, his secrets, his life—a man must reinhabit his past, however dark, and live for the future, however uncertain. Thus nature dangles happiness and meaning before us all, insisting only that we choose between them.”

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Book:The Interpretation of Murder
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The Interpretation of Murder

This novel delves into the minds of both the perpetrator and the detective, offering a gripping narrative that intertwines the complexities of human behavior with the legal system. more

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Jed Rubenfeld
Jed Rubenfeld

Jed Rubenfeld is a renowned law professor, born in 1959. He has extensive research and teaching experience in the field of law, particularly in constitutional and criminal law. more

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