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“You may never get to touch the Master, but you can tickle his creatures.”
― Gravity’s Rainbow
― Gravity’s Rainbow
“Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and it was amazing the kind of things one could get used to.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“you can always tell employees of the government by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces.”
― A Confederacy of Dunces
― A Confederacy of Dunces
“Some people could look at a mud puddle and see an ocean with ships.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
“History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up,' Voltaire reportedly said. The observation refers to the argument that fortunes of nations or civilizations or societies rise and fall based on the character of their people, and this character is heavily influenced by the material and moral condition of their society. The idea was a staple of history writing from ancient Greece until it began to decline in popularity after the middle of the twentieth century.”
― The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
― The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
Matt’s 2024 Year in Books
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