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I have two quotations in my profile, one from Albert Einstein and the other from Ayn Rand. I read Einstein's "Ideas and Opinions" when I was in high school, and those particular words have stuck with me all these years. I have given much time and energy to the search for a truth (notice I now include an article Einstein opted not to use). The quote from Rand is there first because it reflects what I think good literature should be -- the development of an abstract idea in concrete terms -- and second because it highlights the incredible (and unfounded!) conceit that is part of her charm.]]> 27 male The United States 04/2008 09/2009 16 196 171 true 5648559 read 0 true 2256341 currently-reading 25 true 2256340 to-read 65 false 2256600 literature 32 false 2256660 fantasy 30 false 2256592 physics 26 false 2258888 mystery 13 false 2256642 childrens-lit 10 false 2258745 cooking 8 false 2423433 essays 3 false 2258776 misc 2 false 2258777 memoirs A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70745312 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239039099s/374855.jpg 1092129 Johannes http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208457461p2/1092129.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1092129-johannes Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:02:33 -0700 A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) by George R.R. Martin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70745229 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PPjOZEaGL._SL75_.jpg 1092129 Johannes http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208457461p2/1092129.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1092129-johannes Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:01:59 -0700 A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) by George R.R. Martin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70745204 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239039127s/13497.jpg 1092129 Johannes http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208457461p2/1092129.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1092129-johannes Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:01:54 -0700 A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. Martin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70745180 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239039075s/62291.jpg 1092129 Johannes http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208457461p2/1092129.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1092129-johannes Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:01:42 -0700 A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70745101 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239039164s/13496.jpg 1092129 Johannes http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208457461p2/1092129.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1092129-johannes Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:01:02 -0700 The Hollow (Paperback) by Agatha Christie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70744791 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178141777s/763485.jpg 1092129 Johannes http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208457461p2/1092129.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1092129-johannes Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:59:01 -0700 The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70509788 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255891734s/2495567.jpg 1092129 Johannes http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208457461p2/1092129.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1092129-johannes Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:47:31 -0700 Dumb Witness (Poirot) by Agatha Christie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70509653 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166722687s/16344.jpg 1092129 Johannes http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208457461p2/1092129.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1092129-johannes Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:46:04 -0700 Partners in Crime (Tommy and Tuppence, #2) by Agatha Christie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70507186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176066159s/588945.jpg 1092129 Johannes http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208457461p2/1092129.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1092129-johannes Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:24:47 -0700