“It wins every time we accept that we have only bad choices available to us: austerity or extraction, poisoning or poverty.”
― This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
― This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
“The offender was determined to be extremely violent, in official terms. Completely fucking crazy, in other words.”
― Handling the Undead
― Handling the Undead
“The other sins on his list were, in order: seeming uninterested, speaking too much about your own life, prying for personal secrets (“an unpardonable rudeness”), telling long and pointless stories (“old folks are most subject to this error, which is one chief reason their company is so often shunned”), contradicting or disputing someone directly, ridiculing or railing against things except in small witty doses (“it’s like salt, a little of which in some cases gives relish, but if thrown on by handfuls spoils all”), and spreading scandal (though he would later write lighthearted defenses of gossip).”
― Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
― Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
“God’s people need to study the prophetic Scriptures so they can both be prepared themselves and help others prepare for His coming.”
― Are We Living in the End Times?: Curretn Events Foretold in Scripture... and What They Mean
― Are We Living in the End Times?: Curretn Events Foretold in Scripture... and What They Mean
“We dream in our waking moments, and walk in our sleep.”
― The Scarlet Letter
― The Scarlet Letter
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