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“I bought things when I was nervous. Mainly books but—I guess now I bought houseplants, too.”
― The Dead Romantics
― The Dead Romantics
“-I cannot tell you how many principles of knife safety you are violating right now.
-Where's your sense of adventure?
-When it comes to stab wounds? On indefinite sabbatical.”
― Little Thieves
-Where's your sense of adventure?
-When it comes to stab wounds? On indefinite sabbatical.”
― Little Thieves
“And as humans, we’re by-products of our upbringings, victims of our lackluster educational systems, and choosers of our behaviors. In short, the reduction of women to something less than men, and the elevation of men to something more than women, is not biological: it’s cultural. And it starts with two words: pink and blue. Everything skyrockets out of control from there.” Speaking”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“I don’t have hopes,” Mad explained, studying the address. “I have faith.” He looked at her in surprise. “Well, that’s a funny word to hear coming from you.” “How come?” “Because,” he said, “well, you know. Religion is based on faith.” “But you realize,” she said carefully, as if not to embarrass him further, “that faith isn’t based on religion. Right?”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“But there will be a next normal, and I hope you are living in it, and I hope I am living in it with you.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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