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Fear is strange soil. Mainly it grows obedience like corn, which grows in rows and makes weeding easy. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.
“I like the idea of democracy. You have to have someone everyone distrusts,” said Brutha.”
― Small Gods
― Small Gods
“There is one way to understand another culture. Living it. Move into it, ask to be tolerated as a guest, learn the language. At some point understanding may come. It will always be wordless. The moment you grasp what is foreign, you will lose the urge to explain it. To explain a phenomenon is to distance yourself from it.”
― Smilla's Sense of Snow
― Smilla's Sense of Snow
Jeff Norville’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jeff Norville’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
726 books
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62 friends
642 books
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50 friends
2 books
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19 friends
5 books
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126 friends
137 books
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46 friends
108 books
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30 friends
3 books
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62 friends
104 books
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35 friends
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