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“Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.”
― Time Enough for Love
― Time Enough for Love
“You know, class is like magic. There's nothing there you can point to, it evaporates if you try to analyse it, but it's real and it affects how people behave and makes things happen.”
― Among Others
― Among Others
“Tolkien understood about the things that happen after the end. Because this is after the end, this is all the Scouring of the Shire, this is figuring out how to live in the time that wasn’t supposed to happen after the glorious last stand. I saved the world, or I think I did, and look, the world is still here, with sunsets and interlibrary loans. And it doesn’t care about me any more than the Shire cared about Frodo.”
― Among Others
― Among Others
“Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock.”
― Chapterhouse: Dune
― Chapterhouse: Dune
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
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Vera’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Vera’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,108 books
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33 friends
212 books
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24 friends
1,043 books
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5,032 friends
73 books
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32 friends
331 books
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55 friends
597 books
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114 friends
812 books
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81 friends
209 books
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19 friends
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