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“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”Roald Dahl
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
" I read this in school but apparently didn't remember much about it at all, which is why I decided to re-read it. There are a lot of unlikeable characters in this book and all the female characters seem needy and too reliant on men. I guess they're... "
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Dune by Frank Herbert
When people ask me what my favorite book is, Dune is always my answer. Words cannot even do justice to what an epic tale this is. We learn about spirituality, human nature, politics, religion, and the making of a hero.

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“The people who can destroy a thing, they control it.”Frank Herbert
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Frank Herbert
“No more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero”
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Frank Herbert
“It was another of the essential ingredients that she felt her son needed: people with a goal. Such people would be easy to imbue with fervor and fanaticism. They could be wielded like a sword to win back Paul’s place for him.”
Frank Herbert, Dune

Frank Herbert
“She asked me to tell her what it is to rule,” Paul said. “And I said that one commands. And she said I had some unlearning to do.” She hit a mark there right enough, Hawat thought. He nodded for Paul to continue. “She said a ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel. She said he must lay the best coffee hearth to attract the finest men.”
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Frank Herbert
“you can’t buy security”
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Richard P. Feynman
“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
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Otis Chandler
Otis Chandler has read 4 books toward his goal of 20 books.
 
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