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Donna Tartt
“I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.”
Donna Tartt, The Secret History

C. Northcote Parkinson
“A luxury, once enjoyed, becomes a necessity.”
C Northcote Parkinson

Alain de Botton
“There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.”
Alain de Botton

Adam Kay
“Her extremely posh eight year-old asks her a question about the economy (!), and before she answers it, she asks her extremely posh five year-old "Do you know what the economy is, darling?"

"Yes mummy, it's the part of the plane that's terrible".

This is how revolutions start.”
Adam Kay, This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

Slavoj Žižek
“I do all my work to escape myself. I don't believe in looking into yourself. If you do this, you just discover a lot of shit. I think what we should do is throw ourselves out of ourselves. The truth is not deep in ourselves. The truth is outside.”
Slavoj Žižek

137714 Political Philosophy and Ethics — 6232 members — last activity 23 hours, 34 min ago
Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the ...more
121523 Bio-Med Book Club — 172 members — last activity Dec 29, 2025 05:28AM
Reading and discussing plain language books about science and medicine. Goals are enjoyment and education. Degrees and expertise NOT required. We meet ...more
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