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“The world is upside down. Good is bad and bad is deified.”
― The 6:20 Man
― The 6:20 Man
“Public education was not founded to give society what it wants. Quite the opposite.”
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“Machines do things very quickly and outside the natural rhythm of life, and we are indignant if a car doesn’t start at the first try. So the few things that we still do, such as cooking (though there are TV dinners!), knitting, gardening, anything at all that cannot be hurried, have a very particular value.”
― Journal of a Solitude
― Journal of a Solitude
“quotation from the poet Horace. “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.”
― Life in a Box
― Life in a Box
“This morning I woke up at four and lay awake for an hour or so in a bad state. It is raining again. I got up finally and went about the daily chores, waiting for the sense of doom to lift — and what did it was watering the house plants. Suddenly joy came back because I was fulfilling a simple need, a living one. Dusting never has this effect (and that may be why I am such a poor housekeeper!), but feeding the cats when they are hungry, giving Punch clean water, makes me suddenly feel calm and happy. Whatever peace I know rests in the natural world, in feeling myself a part of it, even in a small way.”
― Journal of a Solitude
― Journal of a Solitude
Vicki’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Vicki’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
431 books
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122 friends
588 books
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20 friends
70 books
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40 friends
111 books
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79 friends
108 books
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66 friends
5 books
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12 friends
0 books
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42 friends
0 books
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38 friends
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