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Again, I always go to sea as a sailor, because they make a point of paying me for my trouble, whereas they never pay passengers a single penny that I ever heard of.
“The curt maneuver forced hearty laughter from all of the fathers in the ballroom, who were delighted by the illusion of danger and the impotence of Nature.”
― The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
― The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
“It seems to me that any law that is not enforced and can't be enforced weakens all other laws.”
― Friday
― Friday
“I had a lot of other ideas, now and then, but every time I took a second look at one, it got sick and died.”
― Four Day Planet
― Four Day Planet
“How is a sincere criminal, trying hard, going to get ahead in his profession if his victim fails to cooperate?”
― The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
― The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
“Sick cultures show a complex of symptoms such as you have named...but a dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”
― Friday
― Friday
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Ross’s 2025 Year in Books
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