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“Problem is (follow me closely here, the science is pretty complicated), if I cut a hole in the Hab, the air won't stay inside anymore.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“High School students in America debate why President Roosevelt didn't bomb the rail lines to Hitler's camps. Their children may ask, a generation from now, why the West stared at far clearer satellite images of Kim Jong Il's camps, and did nothing.”
― Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
― Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
“The nicest veterans...the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who'd really fought.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
― Slaughterhouse-Five
“The books we love, they love us back. And just as we mark our places in the pages, those pages leave their marks on us. I can see it in you, sure as I see it in me. You're a daughter of the words. A girl with a story to tell.”
― Nevernight
― Nevernight
“If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered by the people who do.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
Mel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
198 books
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23 friends
1,654 books
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443 friends
265 books
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12 friends
129 books
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12 friends
18 books
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9 friends
158 books
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86 friends
71 books
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28 friends
84 books
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11 friends
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