“It was like the first time I visited Versailles. There was an eerieness, like I'd been there before. I don't know if I was Louis XIV or Marie Antoinette or a lowly groundskeeper, but I lived there.”
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“Making an effort to effectively communicate your thoughts is also a form of peace making. The clearer you are the less confusion you’ll create, the less miss understandings you’ll have. People will know where you stand.
Ambiguity is the mother of misunderstandings and resentment.”
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Ambiguity is the mother of misunderstandings and resentment.”
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“My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That's why I read so much Jon Snow.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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“Characterize people by their actions, and you'll never be fooled by their words.”
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Avaldi’s 2025 Year in Books
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