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A Gentleman in Moscow

by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author)

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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

by Jonathan Haidt

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Divided Allegiance (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #2)

by Elizabeth Moon

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‘Quantum foam’ refers to the basic ‘stuff’ in the universe, the stuff that exists before you even get to basic particles such as electrons. ‘Superposition’ means that the quantum foam is not matter, nor energy, but just the potential of ...more

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Josh’s Quotes

“And so it goes...”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

tags: classics

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“When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

tags: humor, proverb

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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

tags: books, thought

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“I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief... I'm not in the business of offending people. I find the books upholding certain values that I think are important, such as life is immensely valuable and this world is an extraordinarily beautiful place. We should do what we can to increase the amount of wisdom in the world.

[Washington Post interview, 19 February 2001]”
― philip pullman