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“(Democracy: a brilliant invention, that Penbury wished he had thought of, whereby citizens could voice their political will on pieces of paper, which actually gave them little or no choice, that were then deposited in a sealed box which, when opened elsewhere, were emptied onto the nearest fire and ignored while the politicians brokered real power between themselves. Genius.)”
― The Dark Lord's Handbook
― The Dark Lord's Handbook
“Part of running a successful tyranny is knowing when and how to let your subjects off the leash”
― Woken Furies
― Woken Furies
“Molly had moved when the rest of the world was still,”
― This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It
― This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It
“It’s time to quit fucking around, don’t you know that? When you start to see colored footprints on the sidewalk, it’s time to quit fucking around and go to the doctor.”
― Insomnia
― Insomnia
“It is said that science has presented humans with three hammer blows to its sense of self-importance. Copernicus taught us that the Earth was not at the centre of the universe; Freud showed us that our instincts are emotional and sexual rather than rational and godly; and Darwin demonstrated that we were descended not from angels but from apes. To this we might add the gene-centred view of life which shows that in many cases we are not the final beneficiaries of our own behaviour; the buck stops not with us but our genes.”
― Evolutionary Psychology: An Introduction
― Evolutionary Psychology: An Introduction
Alan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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