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“Our civilization is flinging itself to pieces. Stand back from the centrifuge.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451

“It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people.”
― Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
― Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
“If your life's work can be accomplished in your lifetime, you're not thinking big enough.”
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“We all have moments of weakness. It’s how we recover from them that really counts.”
― Succubus Blues
― Succubus Blues

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time

(The name can be changed, haha.) Quarterly-or so book club of awesome, which is actually really an excuse to keep in touch, but also talk about books ...more
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