“All through my life I've had this strange unaccountable feeling that something was going on in the world, something big, even sinister, and no one would tell me what it was."
"No," said the old man, "that's just perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the Universe has that.”
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
"No," said the old man, "that's just perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the Universe has that.”
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.”
― Zorba the Greek
― Zorba the Greek
“The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. We are the custodians of life's meaning. We long for a Parent to care for us, to forgive us our errors, to save us from our childish mistakes. But knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal.”
― Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
― Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
“If a woman sleeps alone it puts a shame on all men. God has a very big heart, but there is one sin He will not forgive. If a woman calls a man to her bed and he will not go.”
― Zorba the Greek
― Zorba the Greek
“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
Polls voted on by Kemal
Lists liked by Kemal
































