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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“You will remember every day for the rest of your life because I was the one and you threw me away." And then he left.”
― The Opportunist
― The Opportunist
“Back in August, I wrote a post about the supposed race to the bottom with ebooks, refuting some nonsense written by an establishment bonehead.
This meme won't die. People are still convinced that new ebooks are going to be priced at ten cents, and writers will starve, and this will cause a second Great Depression where banks will close and people will be forced to buy Kindles with food stamps, and then the earth will enter another ice age where all the bunnies will freeze to death.”
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This meme won't die. People are still convinced that new ebooks are going to be priced at ten cents, and writers will starve, and this will cause a second Great Depression where banks will close and people will be forced to buy Kindles with food stamps, and then the earth will enter another ice age where all the bunnies will freeze to death.”
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“... the Kindle is a "roach motel" device: its license terms and DRM ensure that books can check in, but they can't check out.”
― Context: Further Selected Essays on Productivity, Creativity, Parenting, and Politics in the 21st Century
― Context: Further Selected Essays on Productivity, Creativity, Parenting, and Politics in the 21st Century
“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...”
― The Name of the Rose
― The Name of the Rose
Carmen’s 2025 Year in Books
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