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The other reason I can recommend storytelling, and learning about it with the book you’re holding, is that we’re all disappearing — you, me, everyone we know and love. A little heavy for a foreword maybe, but when you tell stories, you do
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“To me, legacy code is simply code without tests.”
― Working Effectively with Legacy Code
― Working Effectively with Legacy Code
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.”
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“The loneliest people are the kindest. The saddest people smile the brightest. The most damaged people are the wisest. All because they don't wish to see anyone else suffer the way they did.”
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Kris’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kris’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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79 friends
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985 books
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65 friends
1,529 books
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1,440 books
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193 friends
1,102 books
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55 friends
280 books
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59 books
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33 friends
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