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We are a species poised between an awareness of our ultimate insignificance and an ability to reach far beyond our mundane lives, into the void, to solve the most fundamental mysteries of the cosmos.
“When you sit in a chair, you are not actually sitting there, but levitating above it at a height of one angstrom (a hundred millionth of a centimeter), your electrons and its electrons implacably opposed to any closer intimacy.”
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
“Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.”
― At Home: A Short History of Private Life
― At Home: A Short History of Private Life
“To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. —benjamin franklin”
― The Body: A Guide for Occupants
― The Body: A Guide for Occupants
“The towers had been designed by an architect who feared heights, and his antidote to acrophobia in the world’s tallest building had been skinny windows. That way, anyone unnerved by the unnatural height could look out while gripping both sides of the window.”
― 102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
― 102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
“Nothing you can take from me was ever worth keeping.”
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Timothy Gorman’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Timothy Gorman’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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131 books
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97 books
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78 books
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15 books
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37 books
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52 friends
136 books
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2 friends
60 books
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5 friends
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