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Chris is Currently Reading

Chris Bowley is currently reading

Pariah (Bequin, #1)

by Dan Abnett (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: black-library, sci-fi, currently-reading

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Selected Poetry

by John Keats

bookshelves: classic, poetry, currently-reading

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How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves

by Tristan Gooley (Goodreads Author)

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Chris’s Quotes

“There is this idea that you either read to escape or you read to find yourself.”
― Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive

tags: books, reading

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“The miracle is not to walk on water or fire. The miracle is to walk on the earth.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm

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“It's best for a fool to keep his mouth shut among other people. No one will know he knows nothing if he says nothing. An ignorant man does not know how little he knows no matter how much he talks.”
― Odin, Hávamál : vikingenes visdomsord

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“Do not watch TV aimlessly. Do not go on social media aimlessly. Always be aware of what you are doing, and why you are doing it. Don’t value TV less. Value it more. Then you will watch it less. Unchecked distractions will lead you to distraction.”
― Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive

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“THE WORLD IS increasingly designed to depress us. Happiness isn’t very good for the economy. If we were happy with what we had, why would we need more? How do you sell an anti-ageing moisturiser? You make someone worry about ageing. How do you get people to vote for a political party? You make them worry about immigration. How do you get them to buy insurance? By making them worry about everything. How do you get them to have plastic surgery? By highlighting their physical flaws. How do you get them to watch a TV show? By making them worry about missing out. How do you get them to buy a new smartphone? By making them feel like they are being left behind. To be calm becomes a kind of revolutionary act. To be happy with your own non-upgraded existence. To be comfortable with our messy, human selves, would not be good for business.”
― Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive

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