Bob

“Where is forgiveness? How far is it, and how long must I wallk until I reach there?”
― Belinda Huijuan Tang, A Map for the Missing

“Doxing has come to be classified as a form of violence, in and of itself. What's mildly
amusing is that, prior to the internet, most Americans doxed themselves. Home addresses and telephone numbers were listed in the phone book,
annually distributed to every local home for free. Phone customers were charged a monthly fee if they didn't want their home number included in the directory. And possession of the physical directory wasn't even necessary. It was possible to dial the telephone operator and request an immediate con-
nection to almost anyone's home phone, without consent. All that was needed was the spelling of the person's last name and an educated guess as to the area code in which they lived. How did something once considered a normal extension of establishing
residence become a disturbing act of aggression, during a decade when crime statistically decreased? The explanation is twofold. The first is that the
early internet was built around anonymity. It was populated by people known only by their fabricated screen names, interacting with anonymous strangers they knew nothing about. This established a new expectation of confidentiality, where it was assumed everyone had the inherent right to say or do whatever they wanted online, without those words or actions impinging on
life in the real world.”
― Chuck Klosterman

“We don't need more definitions of reading. We need to use the definitions we already have with greater generosity.”
― Matthew Rubery, Reader's Block: A History of Reading Differences

“The main defect of this book is you, reader you were in a hurry to grow old and this book moves slowly. You love direct and continuous narration, and this book and my style are like drunkards, they stagger left and right, they walk and stop, mumble, yell, cackle, shake their fists at the sky, stumble and fall...”
― Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, MEMORIAS PÓSTUMAS DE BRAS CUBAS