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The Libertarian Reader: Classic and Contemporary Writings from Lao Tzu to Milton Friedman

by David Boaz

bookshelves: currently-reading, history, liberty, economics, 1990s

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Edgar Allan Poe: Complete & Unabridged

by Edgar Allan Poe

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“I've developed a great reputation for wisdom by ordering more books than I ever had time to read, and reading more books, by far, than I learned anything useful from, except, of course, that some very tedious gentlemen have written books.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Gilead

tags: books, literature, reading, words

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“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― Philip K. Dick, VALIS

tags: qotd

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“Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping

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