John

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John’s Bookshelves

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favorites‎ (1)
mystery‎ (129)
detective‎ (93)
british‎ (77)
crime‎ (70)
cozy-mystery‎ (59)
science-fiction‎ (57)
humor‎ (51)

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thriller‎ (42)
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young-adult‎ (31)
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southern‎ (7)
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John’s Quotes

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: reality

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“Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: einstein, paraphrased, science, systems

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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

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“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: greatness, opposition, spirit

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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
― C.S. Lewis

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Douglas Adams (incorporating The Hitchhiker's Guide) — 200 members — last activity Sep 09, 2017 02:31AM
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