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"Deuteronomy: The second book that, to me, begins to force some difficulty for the reader. Up until Numbers, I felt as though I had clarity with the text. Now, I’m finding some gaps between modern language and the ancient world. Here, we witness the conclusion of the life of Moses that goes hand in hand with the recognition of God’s mercy. (And some interesting prophecies (?) of Christ)" — May 11, 2025 01:01PM
"Deuteronomy: The second book that, to me, begins to force some difficulty for the reader. Up until Numbers, I felt as though I had clarity with the text. Now, I’m finding some gaps between modern language and the ancient world. Here, we witness the conclusion of the life of Moses that goes hand in hand with the recognition of God’s mercy. (And some interesting prophecies (?) of Christ)" — May 11, 2025 01:01PM
His hands scrabbled for purchase, slid over the clay tiles, over the stone dragon’s head adorning the corner of the roof—then caught on the dragon’s snarling lower mandible.
“That is why I made no move to stop the wolves. It would have been wrong to do that. The D-wolves are but an extension of my purpose and my purpose is to be the greatest predator ever known.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“This phenomenon has been repeated many times in human history, not only with water and the products of arable land, but with hydrocarbon fuels such as petroleum and coal which were controlled through pipelines and other distribution networks. At one time, when distribution of electricity was only through complicated mazes of lines strung across the landscape, even this energy resource fell into the role of a hydraulic-despotism substance.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“It was as if normal existence were a photograph of shapeless things in badly printed colors, but this was a sketch done in a few sharp strokes that made things seem clean, important—and worth doing.”
― Atlas Shrugged
― Atlas Shrugged
jess’s 2025 Year in Books
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14 friends
375 books
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74 books
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134 books
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278 books
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107 books
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103 books
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244 books
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