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For him, words were magic. The people who knew how to use them, who were able to bend them to their will, sat in their nice houses and ate meat with every meal. They walked by in their fancy Western-style clothing, in crisp suits and shirts
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“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”
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“The next Crusades will be not religious but consumerist,”
― Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism—Understanding the Social Science of Cult Influence
― Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism—Understanding the Social Science of Cult Influence
“(We did not run. If we ran then we would have to admit there was something to run from. If we ran, then the small child that lives in every soldier’s heart knew that the monsters could get us.”
― What Moves the Dead
― What Moves the Dead
“It’s not as hard as one might think to become, the hard part is just to keep being it. It’s hard because it’s so easy to get in your head that if you are to be happy, you have to be happy exactly all of the time. And who in the world has the energy for that? Happiness can be exhausting. Honestly, it’s most often enough to just not be the opposite.”
― The Answer Is No
― The Answer Is No
“Being smart is the worst thing one can be in modern society. All it ever means is more work.”
― The Answer Is No
― The Answer Is No
Philip’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Philip’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
323 books
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72 friends
414 books
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12 friends
272 books
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41 friends
714 books
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62 friends
253 books
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7 friends
182 books
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43 friends
96 books
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25 friends
75 books
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11 friends
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