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"It is interesting to see what gets valued in a profession, and how those valued elements then become gatekept by guilds and professional organizations." — Nov 08, 2026 08:02PM
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"After reading the experimentation rules, I both want to play a mega-nerd Magus and run the game in PbP to give lab work more narrative room to breathe." — 7 hours, 56 min ago
"After reading the experimentation rules, I both want to play a mega-nerd Magus and run the game in PbP to give lab work more narrative room to breathe." — 7 hours, 56 min ago
And I want people to understand something I learned only recently: that for those of us lucky enough to live the American Dream, the demons of the life we left behind continue to chase us.
“I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out of the room.”
― Farewell, My Lovely
― Farewell, My Lovely
“I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I aim with my eye.
I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I shoot with my mind.
I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
I kill with my heart.”
― The Gunslinger
I aim with my eye.
I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I shoot with my mind.
I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
I kill with my heart.”
― The Gunslinger
“Dead men are heavier than broken hearts.”
― The Big Sleep
― The Big Sleep
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.”
― On Liberty
― On Liberty
“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”
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