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They do act more like solitary predators, only with less reason for their behavior than real animals have. It’s sort of like their humanity is gone, but the information from earlier in our evolution isn’t complete enough to make them into
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“We were absurdly out of place here, like a seahorse in the desert, or a flower on the moon. A dread began to form in my mind, an unformed thought that I was not yet able to verbalize: Life is an anomaly here, and the mountains will tolerate that anomaly for only so long.”
― Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
― Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
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― Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide
― Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide
“Pierre lives not far from us and the crows are stealing the vegetables from his own garden at home so he has offered in all seriousness to bring a gun and shoot them for me. I am all for the plan but am worried by his enthusiasm. Also Ella would probably call the police. Until Ned speaks to Jonathan again, I am making do by changing the hats on the scarecrows every few days. It seems for now to be tricking them.”
― The Promise
― The Promise
“a surprisingly effective antidote to anxiety can be to simply realize that this demand for reassurance from the future is one that will definitely never be satisfied—no matter how much you plan or fret,”
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
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― Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide
― Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide
David Bowie's Top 100 Books
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If you're moved by music, join us in remembering a hero, a weirdo, an innovator, a genius, a legend. In 2013 David Bowie posted a list of his 100 favo ...more
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