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“What can it profit a man to gain the whole world and to come to his property with a gastric ulcer, a blown prostate, and bifocals?”
― Cannery Row
― Cannery Row
“The fundamental commodity bought and sold in financial markets is information, and once information slipped the bonds of gravity and friction it tended to cluster where it was most valuable - that is, in the largest markets.”
― American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
― American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
“Woman can change better'n a man,' Ma said soothingly. 'Woman got all her life in her arms. Man got it all in his head.”
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“The relative prices of [gold and greenbacks] fluctuated according to the laws of supply and demand, and the fluctuating attracted speculators, who tried to anticipate the direction of the market. From anticipation to manipulation was a short, tempting step.”
― American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
― American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”
― The Grapes of Wrath
― The Grapes of Wrath
Edward’s 2025 Year in Books
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