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“Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaced by vague ritual.
-Words of Muad'dib by Princess Irulan.”
― Dune Messiah
-Words of Muad'dib by Princess Irulan.”
― Dune Messiah
“Here lies a toppled god.
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.”
― Dune Messiah
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.”
― Dune Messiah
“The abyss remains. It is pregnant with all the things yet to be. Ah, what gentle violence!”
― Dune Messiah
― Dune Messiah
“I have said: "Blow out the lamp! Day is here!" And you keep saying: "Give me a lamp so I can find the day.”
― Dune Messiah
― Dune Messiah
“When the Greeks got the gospel, they turned it into a philosophy; when the Romans got it, they turned it into a government; when the Europeans got it, they turned it into a culture; and when the Americans got it, they turned it into a business.”
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Matthew McGowan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Matthew McGowan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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65 friends
135 books
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21 friends
663 books
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5 friends
593 books
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24 friends
44 books
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4 friends
167 books
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110 friends
161 books
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42 friends
13 books
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15 friends
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