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the greater truths underlying life and death can best be understood as a parable—that is, as a fiction.
“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
― Mrs. Goose, Her Book
“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.”
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“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”
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“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.”
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“What I mean is that if you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else. That forces you to sort it out in your own mind. And the more slow and dim-witted your pupil, the more you have to break things down into more and more simple ideas. And that’s really the essence of programming. By the time you’ve sorted out a complicated idea
into little steps that even a stupid machine can deal with, you’ve certainly learned something about it yourself. The teacher usually learns more than the pupil. Isn’t that true?”
― Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
into little steps that even a stupid machine can deal with, you’ve certainly learned something about it yourself. The teacher usually learns more than the pupil. Isn’t that true?”
― Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Cheya’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Cheya’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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1,066 friends
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8,647 books
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233 friends
1,992 books
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241 friends
4,863 books
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204 friends
1,397 books
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58 friends
1,870 books
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1,289 books
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