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“The credibility of the teller is the ultimate test of the truth of a proposition. (102)”
― Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
― Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
“Of course, most mortals can't see magic clearly, so I'm not sure what they thought they saw as we passed overhead. No doubt it caused many of them to adjust their medication.”
― The Serpent's Shadow
― The Serpent's Shadow
“You might not think a hippo could inspire terror. Screaming “Hippo!” doesn’t have the same impact as screaming “Shark!” But I’m telling you—as the Egyptian Queen careened to one side, its paddle wheel lifting completely out of the water, and I saw that monster emerge from the deep, I nearly discovered the hieroglyphs for accident in my pants.”
― The Serpent's Shadow
― The Serpent's Shadow
“A person's shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.”
― The Serpent's Shadow
― The Serpent's Shadow
“No doubt Carter would describe the underground city in excruciating detail, with exact measurements of each room, boring history on every statue and hieroglyph, and background notes on the construction of the magical headquarters of the House of Life.
I will spare you that pain.
It's big. It's full of magic. It's underground.
There. Sorted.”
― The Serpent's Shadow
I will spare you that pain.
It's big. It's full of magic. It's underground.
There. Sorted.”
― The Serpent's Shadow
Gabriela’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gabriela’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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69 friends
242 books
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4,999 friends
686 books
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2 friends
32 books
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40 friends
2 books
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47 friends
29 books
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58 friends
159 books
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12 friends
1 book
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17 friends
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