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"‘Very few Adjumiris remain one gender for their entire lives, passing through different states of being as they change, grow, age. Off-worlders are taught the basic “they”, which is the pronoun given to children who have not yet passed through the gate, and the polite “ae” used for the non-gender, the gender-that-is-without-significance...’
Very left hand of darkness" — 9 hours, 2 min ago
"‘Very few Adjumiris remain one gender for their entire lives, passing through different states of being as they change, grow, age. Off-worlders are taught the basic “they”, which is the pronoun given to children who have not yet passed through the gate, and the polite “ae” used for the non-gender, the gender-that-is-without-significance...’
Very left hand of darkness" — 9 hours, 2 min ago
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"“With one hand, he grabbed the blackboard’s edge and hung his head in defeat. His pose revealed a strong shoulder and shapely biceps under the tweed. I reminded myself he was a frog.”
So what's the issue here?" — 13 hours, 43 min ago
"“With one hand, he grabbed the blackboard’s edge and hung his head in defeat. His pose revealed a strong shoulder and shapely biceps under the tweed. I reminded myself he was a frog.”
So what's the issue here?" — 13 hours, 43 min ago
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"“But I’ve thought of people as attractive. Lots of people. Pedro Pascal. Renée Rapp. Simone Ashley.
Oh god, they’re all celebrities. Another thing that one website said could be a sign.”
Relatable" — Apr 16, 2026 12:25PM
"“But I’ve thought of people as attractive. Lots of people. Pedro Pascal. Renée Rapp. Simone Ashley.
Oh god, they’re all celebrities. Another thing that one website said could be a sign.”
Relatable" — Apr 16, 2026 12:25PM
Linghun
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We may not want to admit it, but I think immigration is the death of a part of us.
“If the red slayer think he slays,
Or if the slain think he is slain,
They know not well the subtle ways
I keep, and pass, and turn again.
Far or forgot to me is near,
Shadow and sunlight are the same,
The vanished gods to me appear,
And one to me are shame and fame.
They reckon ill who leave me out;
When me they fly, I am the wings;
I am the doubter and the doubt,
And I the hymn the Brahmin sings.
The strong gods pine for my abode,
And pine in vain the sacred Seven;
But thou, meek lover of the good!
Find me, and turn thy back on heaven.”
―
Or if the slain think he is slain,
They know not well the subtle ways
I keep, and pass, and turn again.
Far or forgot to me is near,
Shadow and sunlight are the same,
The vanished gods to me appear,
And one to me are shame and fame.
They reckon ill who leave me out;
When me they fly, I am the wings;
I am the doubter and the doubt,
And I the hymn the Brahmin sings.
The strong gods pine for my abode,
And pine in vain the sacred Seven;
But thou, meek lover of the good!
Find me, and turn thy back on heaven.”
―
“In the end, it cannot be doubted that each of us can see only a part of the picture. The doctor sees one, the patient another, the engineer a third, the economist a fourth, the pearl diver a fifth, the alcoholic a sixth, the cable guy a seventh, the sheep farmer an eighth, the Indian beggar a ninth, the pastor a tenth. Human knowledge is never contained in one person. It grows from the relationships we create between each other and the world, and still it is never complete. And Truth comes somewhere above all of them, where,”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“...because nonviolence is too slow for people as depraved and violently efficient as our enemy.”
― Ten Incarnations of Rebellion
― Ten Incarnations of Rebellion
“Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose or attending some black-tie affair for a new glossy magazine without choking. Witness what Henry did in Cambodia – the fruits of his genius for statesmanship – and you will never understand why he’s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milošević.”
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