“Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.”
― Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
― Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
“You have everything but one thing: madness. A man needs a little madness or else - he never dares cut the rope and be free.”
― Zorba the Greek
― Zorba the Greek
“My capacity for happiness," he added, "you could fit into a matchbox without taking out the matches first”
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
“Thomas Jefferson taught that a democracy was impractical unless the people were educated.”
― Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life & Death at the Brink of the Millennium
― Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life & Death at the Brink of the Millennium
Kemal’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kemal’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Biography, Classics, Ebooks, Fiction, History, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, and Science fiction
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