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“The Chinese used gunpowder to make fireworks for celebrations, and the white man came along and said, Holy shit, we can use this to kill people. What better way to celebrate than that?
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― Jarod Kintz, Seriously delirious, but not at all serious

“In the long run, the pessimist may be proven right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.”
― Daniel Reardon

“Gold, silver, jewels, purple garments, houses built of marble, groomed estates, pious paintings, caparisoned steeds, and other things of this kind offer a mutable and superficial pleasure; books give delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy.”
― Petrarch

“Life is too short to waste your time with bad books.”
― Michael Krüger