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“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”
― The Peter Principle
― The Peter Principle
“You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.”
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“Those preferring to rest an argument on relative morality should examine the religion and morality of Indigenous Australians and then compare it to those who murdered them in the 1800s and those who try to excuse or deny it today.”
― Convincing Ground: Learning to fall in love with your country
― Convincing Ground: Learning to fall in love with your country
“Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.”
― Mirrors of the Soul
― Mirrors of the Soul
“And what does the rain say at night in a small town, what does the rain have to say? Who walks beneath dripping melancholy branches listening to the rain? Who is there in the rain’s million-needled blurring splash, listening to the grave music of the rain at night, September rain, September rain, so dark and soft? Who is there listening to steady level roaring rain all around, brooding and listening and waiting, in the rain-washed, rain-twinkled dark of night?”
― The Town and the City
― The Town and the City
Melissa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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38 friends
1,677 books
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13 friends
1,453 books
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49 friends
150 books
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65 friends
476 books
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29 friends
123 books
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61 friends
12 books
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42 friends
19 books
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23 friends
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