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Ian is Currently Reading

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The Collectors

by Philip Pullman

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George Orwell Collection: [The Complete Works] (Essential Orwell Classics Book 13)

by George Orwell

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Heavy Weather (Blandings Castle, #5)

by P.G. Wodehouse

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Ian’s Quotes

“Boredom is a mask frustration wears.”
― Neal Stephenson, Anathem

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“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”
― Epictetus

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“Which path do you intend to take, Nell?' said the Constable, sounding very interested. 'Conformity or rebellion?'
Neither one. Both ways are simple-minded - they are only for people who cannot cope with contradiction and ambiguity.”
― Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

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“Nothing is more important than that you see and love the beauty that is right in front of you, or else you will have no defense against the ugliness that will hem you in and come at you in so many ways.”
― Neal Stephenson, Anathem

tags: beauty, ugliness

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“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”
― Epictetus

tags: history, humility, philosophy

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