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Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters

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It is a strange kind of fire, the fire of self-righteousness, which gives us such pleasure by its warmth but does so little to banish the darkness.

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“You live as if you were destined to live forever, no thought of your frailty ever enters your head, of how much time has already gone by you take no heed. You squander time as if you drew from a full and abundant supply, though all the while that day which you bestow on some person or thing is perhaps your last.”
― Seneca, On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It

tags: life, life-philosophy

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Goodreads Librarians Group — 334713 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Broken Earth ReadAlong — 24 members — last activity Sep 21, 2017 10:04AM
We will be reading the "Broken Earth" series together, sharing our thoughts and enjoy this awesome, heart breaking series. ...more

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 27026 members — last activity 13 hours, 5 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

Girls’ Night In Book Club — 201 members — last activity May 07, 2019 02:00AM
Join our #GNIBookClub! The Girls' Night In community votes on and reads a book every month. We discuss the work during the time period selected (usua ...more

Books & Boba — 2816 members — last activity Aug 09, 2026 09:36AM
This is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical ...more

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