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The success of A Brief History indicates that there is widespread interest in the big questions like: Where did we come from? And why is the universe the way it is?
“One loves ultimately one's desires, not the thing desired.”
― Beyond Good and Evil
― Beyond Good and Evil
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
“I hope, Cecily, I shall not offend you if I state quite frankly and openly that you seem to me to be in every way the visible personification of absolute perfection.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“[The kakapo] is an extremely fat bird. A good-sized adult will weigh about six or seven pounds, and its wings are just about good for waggling a bit if it thinks it's about to trip over something — but flying is out of the question. Sadly, however, it seems that not only has the kakapo forgotten how to fly, but it has forgotten that it has forgotten how to fly. Apparently a seriously worried kakapo will sometimes run up a tree and jump out of it, whereupon it flies like a brick and lands in a graceless heap on the ground.”
― Last Chance to See
― Last Chance to See
John’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at John’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
283 books
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83 friends
1 book
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21 friends
1 book
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283 friends
50 books
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121 friends
0 books
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15 friends
82 books
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83 friends
118 books
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130 friends
0 books
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254 friends
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