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Nick is Currently Reading

Nick is currently reading

The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses

by Jesse Schell

bookshelves: game-design, non-fiction, currently-reading

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Dec 07, 2024 10:12PM

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Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set)

by Luo Guanzhong

bookshelves: currently-reading, classics

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"Finished the first volume. It's a difficult read, but fascinating. It is easy to see why it has been likened to the Illiad in the past, though it is many times broader in scope and far more complex." — Jan 25, 2013 10:21PM

Mar 31, 2020 07:34PM

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Understanding Earth

by John P. Grotzinger

bookshelves: currently-reading, science, non-fiction

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Apr 14, 2017 08:02AM

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Nick’s Quotes

“I stared up at the Erlking, and with my typical pithy brilliance said, "Uh-oh.”
― Jim Butcher, Changes

tags: harry-dresden, humor

61 likes

“Wizards and computers get along about as well as flamethrowers and libraries.”
― Jim Butcher, Changes

tags: analogies, harry-dresden, libraries, technophobes

192 likes

“Evil isn’t the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as Evil, maybe more so, and it’s a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against Stupid. That might actually make a difference.”
― Jim Butcher, Vignette

tags: evil, harry-dresden, stupidity

1170 likes

“Jump into an open grave? What kind of idiot are you?" Butters replied. "I might as well put on a red shirt and volunteer for the away team. There's snow and ice and slippery mud down there. That's like asking for an ironically broken neck.”
― Jim Butcher, Ghost Story

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“Holy shit," I breathed. "Hellhounds."
"Harry," Michael said sternly. "You know I hate it when you swear."
"You're right. Sorry. Holy shit," I breathed, "heckhounds.”
― Jim Butcher, Grave Peril

tags: dresden-files, expletives

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