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The Devouring
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Jarod Kintz
“You could empty the trash and my love for you still wouldn’t fit inside. But just because it won’t fit, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t empty the trash.”
Jarod Kintz, This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks

Yuval Noah Harari
“Whereas in ancient agricultural societies human violence caused about 15 per cent of all deaths, during the twentieth century violence caused only 5 per cent of deaths, and in the early twenty-first century it is responsible for about 1 per cent of global mortality.22 In 2012 about 56 million people died throughout the world; 620,000 of them died due to human violence (war killed 120,000 people, and crime killed another 500,000). In contrast, 800,000 committed suicide, and 1.5 million died of diabetes.23 Sugar is now more dangerous than gunpowder. Even”
Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

Miles Davis
“It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.”
Miles Davis

“Style is when they're running you out of town and you make it look like you're leading the parade.”
William Battie

Jarod Kintz
“Despite marking the spot, Generation X has no treasure. How could they, when I dug it up first?”
Jarod Kintz, This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks

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