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being the richest and most powerful empire on Earth has its limits, and we can neither accumulate nor consume our way out of a fragile and interconnected world.
“I was in Nashville, Tennessee last year. After the show I went to a Waffle House. I'm not proud of it, I was hungry. And I'm alone, I'm eating and I'm reading a book, right? Waitress walks over to me: 'Hey, whatcha readin' for?' Isn't that the weirdest fuckin' question you've ever heard? Not what am I reading, but what am I reading FOR? Well, goddamnit, ya stumped me! Why do I read? Well . . . hmmm...I dunno...I guess I read for a lot of reasons and the main one is so I don't end up being a fuckin' waffle waitress.”
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“There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.”
― Memoirs of Hecate County
― Memoirs of Hecate County
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“Our willingness to suffer for the sake of the perception of freedom is remarkable.”
― You Are Not a Gadget
― You Are Not a Gadget
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