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Adam Blinkinsop
https://www.goodreads.com/blinks
“You play because you have a guilty attraction to supernatural beasts and harlequin love stories, but you harbour the secret presumption that you could write them way better yourself. Good. This is your opportunity to prove it.”
― Monsterhearts
― Monsterhearts
“Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive.”
― The Left Hand of Darkness
― The Left Hand of Darkness
“Let the ravioli simmer for the time it takes to say two Lord's Prayers.”
― A History of Food in 100 Recipes
― A History of Food in 100 Recipes
“[If] it were possible to watch composing in the same way that one can watch painting, if composers could have _ateliers_ as did painters, then it would be clear how superfluous the music theorist is and how he is just as harmful as the art academies.”
― Theory of Harmony
― Theory of Harmony
“In the final round of the game, if your company has admitted women to the play, I do not recommend that you vote for your paramour, or for the member of the company who has taken your fancy. In my experience it rarely leads to success; and your fellows will notice and make fun of your noble gesture for weeks.”
― The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
― The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Adam’s 2025 Year in Books
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Book Club, Business, Classics, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Music, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Self help, and War
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