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“Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.”
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“There's a tendency to attribute magical skills and knowledge to people who've been elevated in some way - appearing on TV, or having an impressive title, or coming from a wealthy family. There's often an assumption that these people possess some rare, mysterious qualities mere mortals lack. What crap.”
― Persuasion: A New Approach to Changing Minds
― Persuasion: A New Approach to Changing Minds
“When you saw me with a dagger in hand - as if to throw at you - you didn't call for your guards. You didn't fear I was here to kill you. You looked over your shoulder to see what I was aiming at. That's the most loving gesture I think a man could receive from a woman. Unless you'd like to sit on my knee for a while...”
― A Memory of Light
― A Memory of Light
“All men are ignorant, Aes Sedai. The topics of our ignorance may change, but the nature of the world is that no man may know everything.”
― A Memory of Light
― A Memory of Light
“freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that "Oh, I don't get involved in politics," as if that makes you somehow cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable.”
― When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism
― When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism
Eric’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Eric’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
413 books
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1,283 books
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74 friends
240 books
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41 friends
64 books
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185 friends
623 books
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50 books
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53 friends
903 books
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38 friends
167 books
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120 friends
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