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“MT [Mother Teresa] was not a friend of the poor. She was a friend of poverty. She said that suffering was a gift from God. She spent her life opposing the only known cure for poverty, which is the empowerment of women and the emancipation of them from a livestock version of compulsory reproduction.”
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“The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world.”
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“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
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“Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.”
― Letters to a Young Contrarian
― Letters to a Young Contrarian
Mona’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mona’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
225 books
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55 friends
41 books
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75 friends
2 books
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7 friends
198 books
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44 friends
2 books
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13 friends
122 books
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120 friends
50 books
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27 friends
0 books
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23 friends
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