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“How nice -- to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
― Slaughterhouse-Five
“When I am wicked I am in high spirits.”
― The Europeans
― The Europeans
“Sorry! I don't want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea -any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment.”
― Of Mice and Men
― Of Mice and Men
“Recognize that the very molecules that make up your body, the atoms that construct the molecules, are traceable to the crucibles that were once the centers of high mass stars that exploded their chemically rich guts into the galaxy, enriching pristine gas clouds with the chemistry of life. So that we are all connected to each other biologically, to the earth chemically and to the rest of the universe atomically. That’s kinda cool! That makes me smile and I actually feel quite large at the end of that. It’s not that we are better than the universe, we are part of the universe. We are in the universe and the universe is in us.”
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Mattie’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Mattie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
196 books
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110 friends
830 books
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105 friends
690 books
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54 friends
259 books
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114 friends
331 books
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67 friends
1,060 books
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235 friends
409 books
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114 friends
158 books
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23 friends
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