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Walden on Wheels: On The Open Road from Debt to Freedom

by Ken Ilgunas (Goodreads Author)

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Mike’s Quotes

“Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either keep you warm or burn you to death, depending on how they're used.”
― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

tags: falsehood, falsity, lies, max-brooks, truth, world-war-z

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“Americans worship technology. It's an inherent trait in the national zeitgeist.”
― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

tags: brooks, max-brooks, science-fiction, technology, world-war-z, zombie, zombies

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“There comes a point where emotions must give way to objective facts.”
― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

tags: emotions

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“If you're in trouble or hurt or need–go to poor people. They're the only ones that'll help–the only ones.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

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“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: identity

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