That’s the tragedy of the time horizon, that we don’t look more than a few years ahead, or even in many cases, as with high-speed trading, a few micro-seconds ahead.
“We cannot blame ourselves for the wars our parents start. Sometimes the very best thing we can do is walk away.”
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
“Indiana is weird.”
― Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution
― Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution
“A white person who knows that the cops are there to protect her privilege, not enforce the law and keep the peace.”
― Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution
― Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution
“Humans’ preoccupation with “being happy” was something he had never been able to figure out. No sapient could sustain happiness all of the time, just as no one could live permanently within anger, or boredom, or grief.”
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
“To call white people a suspect class is to render the entire phrase meaningless.”
― Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution
― Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution
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