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Krystal Mitchell
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“At some point, if you live long enough, it's probably impossible to avoid seeming crazy.”
― But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
― But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
“I also need to prepare myself for the inevitability of utter boredom: Very often, single people don't do shit. They do nothing, all night long. They sit in a recliner and watch TV. I've probably watched more television than anyone you've ever met, and I don't even own one. Terrible shows, good shows, Golf tournaments in Cancun. C-SPAN. Hours of Oprah. Law and Order. Lonely people love Law and Order, for whatever reason. They prefer the straight narratives. p60”
― The Visible Man
― The Visible Man
“There's no such thing as merit separated from biography, he had told me. The only question is whether you're going to let your biography hold you down or help you up.”
― All Day and a Night
― All Day and a Night
“Modern society is large and complex, with institutions wielding great power over the lives of many. This is why Johnson and Fowler added a dire parting shot in their predictions. Since you are programmed to become increasingly overconfident the less you understand about any given scenario, you can expect to find the most destructive overconfidence in places that are exceedingly complicated and unpredictable.”
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“But-when you really think about it-that emotional support only applies to the experience of living in public. We don't have ways to quantify ideas like "amazing" or "successful" or "lovable" without the feedback of an audience. Nobody sits by himself in an empty room and thinks "I'm amazing." It's impossible to imagine how that would work. But being "amazing" is supposed to be what life is about. As a result, the windows of time people spend by themselves become these meaningless experiences that don't really count. It's filler. They're deleted scenes.”
― The Visible Man
― The Visible Man
Krystal ’s 2025 Year in Books
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672 books
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51 friends
794 books
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127 friends
46 books
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23 friends
498 books
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71 books
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30 friends
16 books
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112 books
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65 friends
139 books
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