Maria added a quote:
"I prefer rationalism to atheism. The question of God and other objects-of-faith are outside reason and play no part in rationalism, thus you don't have to waste your time in either attacking or defending." — Isaac Asimov

Maria added a quote:
"Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived." — Isaac Asimov

Maria added a quote:
"There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself." — Lemony Snicket

Maria read and liked Jarratt's review of A Million Little Pieces:

"Look: no one ever forced Hunter S Thompson to apologize to his readers or offer refunds for taking liberties with his own "factual" accounts. Despite what he did or did not make up, this book is well written and tells a good story about re...more Look: no one ever forced Hunter S Thompson to apologize to his readers or offer refunds for taking liberties with his own "factual" accounts. Despite what he did or did not make up, this book is well written and tells a good story about replacing solitude and drug addiction with friendship and human interaction. Also, don't forget that he originally shopped this as a novel, only to get turned away. Suddenly, he goes back to the SAME PUBLISHER and tells them its a memoir and they buy it.

At the very least, this is a work of fiction inspired by very real and very similar events. It was probably a lot closer to the truth than any movie that claims to be "based on actual events."(less) "