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“People don’t see things and hear things as objectively as they might think. The visual and auditory information that enters the mind is distorted by experiences, thoughts, circumstances, wild fancies, prejudices, preferences, knowledge, awareness, and countless other workings of the mind.”
― Before the Coffee Gets Cold
― Before the Coffee Gets Cold
“Where do you want to go? I couldn't answer that. There was nowhere to go. There was nowhere but this. There would never be anything but this.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“It’s difficult to assign value to discovery when you haven’t sorted out the parameters of reality yet.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“Are astronauts still relevant in your time?
We have found nothing you can sell. We have found nothing you can put to practical use. We have found no worlds that could be easily or ethically settled, were that the end desired. We have satisfied nothing but curiosity, gained nothing but knowledge.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
We have found nothing you can sell. We have found nothing you can put to practical use. We have found no worlds that could be easily or ethically settled, were that the end desired. We have satisfied nothing but curiosity, gained nothing but knowledge.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“It’s understandable why humans stopped living in space in the 2020s. How can you think of the stars when the seas are spilling over? How can you spare thought for alien ecosystems when your cities are too hot to inhabit? How can you trade fuel and metal and ideas when the lines on every map are in flux? How can anyone be expected to care about the questions of worlds above when the questions of the world you’re stuck on – those most vital criteria of home and health and safety – remain unanswered?”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
Lisa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lisa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
125 books
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6 friends
53 books
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34 friends
294 books
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51 friends
122 books
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36 friends
52 books
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24 friends
137 books
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1 friend
400 books
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3 friends
87 books
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3 friends
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