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Chapter 4 just started and we're now in the PoV of the time-locals. ...more "
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"9 & 10. Well, it doesn't move quickly and the way it's built isn't graceful but there's something appealing that I remember from back when. Something about the pro-labor, positivity around working and knowing and creating things that really resonates. I see why the libertarian goofs like it." — Jan 06, 2023 05:59PM
"9 & 10. Well, it doesn't move quickly and the way it's built isn't graceful but there's something appealing that I remember from back when. Something about the pro-labor, positivity around working and knowing and creating things that really resonates. I see why the libertarian goofs like it." — Jan 06, 2023 05:59PM
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"I've begun a slow and careful reading of The Report. Having just read that Introduction, I need to put the book down and go read Cow Goes Moo and The Fuffy Bundy Wabbix Gets Losted.
I chose The Other Side's take because 1) need to know what they're sa" — Jan 04, 2023 06:47AM
"I've begun a slow and careful reading of The Report. Having just read that Introduction, I need to put the book down and go read Cow Goes Moo and The Fuffy Bundy Wabbix Gets Losted.
I chose The Other Side's take because 1) need to know what they're sa" — Jan 04, 2023 06:47AM
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“I realize I've sometimes raced over the years like an ice skater fleeing the devil on a frozen river.”
― What Is Left the Daughter
― What Is Left the Daughter

“Early on, I'd got a sample of how Cornelia Tell questioned all motives for politeness. I'd sat down and said, "Would it be too much trouble if I got a scone with my coffee?" Cornelia Tell shot back, "Even if it does cause me trouble, do you still want a scone?" I never put it that way again, believe me. I just said, "I'd like a scone.”
― What Is Left the Daughter
― What Is Left the Daughter

“Even while you paid attention to what you must do today and tomorrow, you heard the receding sound of what you had relinquished.”
― Angle of Repose
― Angle of Repose

“I complain about the United States not being Athens. I certainly say we are a very good Roman republic, and the lies are based upon the most advanced techniques of advertising, which is the only art form my country has ever created—the television commercial—and we sell soap and presidents in the same fashion. Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back.”
― Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia
― Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia

“Before there is science, there are stories to explain the world. They make it happier somehow.”
― American Girl: Memories That Made Me
― American Girl: Memories That Made Me

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