J. K.

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“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

tags: choice, freedom, freedom-of-choice, hebrew, language, timshel

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“This is America, you live in it, you let it happen. Let it unfurl.”
― Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49

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The Michigan Daily Book Review — 20 members — last activity Feb 04, 2019 02:29PM
for the literate and gay

/leftypol/'s Books for the Bunker — 86 members — last activity Jun 20, 2017 09:20AM
We are a small group of leftist politically-minded and politically incorrect discontents learning theory in our bunker. It'll be /cozy/. ...more

/lit/ (2025 revival edition) — 1281 members — last activity Jun 24, 2026 04:00AM
No fun allowed. Reading top 100 books from the /lit/ chart.

War Nerd Reading List — 156 members — last activity Apr 03, 2025 02:11PM
Collection of books mentioned on Radio War Nerd with Gary Brecher and Mark Ames. https://www.patreon.com/radiowarnerd Unofficial Radio War Nerd Fac ...more