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Carl
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“I dread that awkward moment when a friend hands you the book that changed his or her life, and it is a book that you have despised since you were fourteen.”
― One for the Books
― One for the Books
“Library events scare me, as they provide refuge for local historians, fabulists, tellers of tall tales, historical reenactors, and even dream weavers. Not to mention the single most feared creature on the planet: the self-published poet”
― One for the Books
― One for the Books
“Marvin the Paranoid Android”
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“He used books the same way he used alcohol: to pretend that he was not here, and if he was here, that he was happy for a change.”
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“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.”
― Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
― Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
History is Not Boring
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