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1984

by George Orwell

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Feb 11, 2026 12:37PM

Don’s Quotes

“We imagine all these postapocalyptic, class-stratified, new-world-order techno-futures. But actually the real world, the world we live in, this is the dystopia.”
― Elan Mastai, All Our Wrong Todays

tags: alternate-reality, dystopia, reality, time-travel

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“You believe what you do.”
― Elan Mastai, All Our Wrong Todays

tags: honesty

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“Bullshit is the glue that binds us as a nation.”
― George Carlin

tags: bullshit, humor, politics

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“It’s all I’ve seen, all I’ve been through,” I said, “that makes it damn nearly impossible for me to say anything. I’ve lost the knack of making sense. I speak gibberish to the civilized world, and it replies in kind.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night

tags: life, memories, nonsense, war, writing

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“Pretty, was she?"

"Pretty?" he echoed. "Mister, when I see my first lady angel, if God ever sees fit to show me one, it'll be her wings and not her face that'll make my mouth fall open. I've already seen the prettiest face that ever could be.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

tags: beauty, heaven, love, obsession, women

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