Erin McCarthy
https://www.goodreads.com/honestly_truly
“We will pick our way through the shards of broken objects folly leaves behind. And some of what breaks will be very beautiful.”
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“The trees' bony fingers make spell-casting gestures in the wind as they pass.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“All too often we think of community in terms of being with folks like ourselves: the same class, same race, same ethnicity, same social standing and the like..I think we need to be wary: we need to work against the danger of evoking something that we don’t challenge ourselves to actually practice.”
― Teaching Community
― Teaching Community
“Ambitions and dreams put you at a drinking table with unexpected companions. Cups were filled and refilled, making you drunk with the illusion of changing the world.”
― River of Stars
― River of Stars
“This Snow Crash thing--is it a virus, a drug, or a religion?”
Juanita shrugs. “What's the difference?”
― Snow Crash
Juanita shrugs. “What's the difference?”
― Snow Crash
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