Robbie Bruens

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Robbie’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1498)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (496)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
partially-read‎ (45)
to-look-or-be-looked‎ (7)
fiction‎ (271)
novel‎ (146)
non-fiction‎ (134)
translations‎ (112)
novella‎ (95)
lady-authors‎ (76)

politics‎ (64)
usa‎ (61)
contemporary‎ (60)
history‎ (60)
latin-american‎ (59)
european‎ (47)
wish-list‎ (42)
short-stories‎ (35)
memoir‎ (33)
public-domain-in-english‎ (32)
sci-fi‎ (32)
essays‎ (29)

historical-fiction‎ (25)
mystery‎ (25)
19th-century‎ (24)
meta‎ (23)
favorites‎ (20)
surreal‎ (20)
black-authors‎ (19)
classics‎ (19)
reportage‎ (19)
war‎ (18)
maudit‎ (16)
paranoid‎ (16)

philosophy‎ (16)
uk‎ (16)
criticism‎ (15)
germany‎ (15)
show-business‎ (15)
absurd‎ (14)
bildungsroman‎ (14)
economics‎ (14)
biography‎ (13)
california‎ (13)
los-angeles‎ (13)
crime‎ (12)

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Robbie’s Quotes

“There's something impoverished in those who want to really have everything.”
― Paul Scheerbart, The Perpetual Motion Machine: The Story of an Invention

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“We never stop reading, although every book comes to an end, just as we never stop living, although death is certain”
― Roberto Bolaño, Last Evenings on Earth

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“Whether the undertakings are sensible or laughable makes no difference - as long as everyone gets paid.”
― Paul Scheerbart, Rakkóx the Billionaire & The Great Race

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“Never be too amusing. An unfettered sense of humor is on the whole thought to be a good thing only for the poor - for the rich a sense of humor is a disaster.”
― Paul Scheerbart, Rakkóx the Billionaire & The Great Race

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