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“A new scent troubles the air - to you, friendly perhaps -
But we with animal wisdom have understood that smell.
To all our kind its message is Guns, Ferrets, and Traps,
And a Ministry gassing the little holes in which we dwell.
- From "The Condemned”
― Poems
But we with animal wisdom have understood that smell.
To all our kind its message is Guns, Ferrets, and Traps,
And a Ministry gassing the little holes in which we dwell.
- From "The Condemned”
― Poems
“My own plans are made. While I can, I sail east in the Dawn Treader. When she fails me, I paddle east in my coracle. When she sinks, I shall swim east with my four paws. And when I can swim no longer, if I have not reached Aslan’s country, or shot over the edge of the world into some vast cataract, I shall sink with my nose to the sunrise.”
― The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
― The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
“We would rather be ruined than changed
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die.”
― The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die.”
― The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue
“He said science was going to discover the basic secret of life some day,' the bartender put in. He scratched his head and frowned. 'Didn't I read in the paper the other day where they'd finally found out what it was?'
'I missed that,' I murmured.
' I saw that,' said Sandra. 'About two days ago.'
'That's right,' said the bartender.
'What is the secret of life?' I asked.
'I forget,' said Sandra.
'Protein,' the bartender declared. 'They found out something about protein.'
'Yeah,' said Sandra, 'that's it.”
― Cat’s Cradle
'I missed that,' I murmured.
' I saw that,' said Sandra. 'About two days ago.'
'That's right,' said the bartender.
'What is the secret of life?' I asked.
'I forget,' said Sandra.
'Protein,' the bartender declared. 'They found out something about protein.'
'Yeah,' said Sandra, 'that's it.”
― Cat’s Cradle
“It must be pointed out to the preacher, if he is to cause his people profit and not to embarrass himself with vain joy and presumption, that preaching is a spiritual exercise rather than a vocal one. For, although it is practiced by means of outward words, its power and efficacy reside not in these but in the inward spirit. Wherefore, however lofty be the doctrine that is preached, and however choice the rhetoric and sublime the style wherein it is clothed, it brings as a rule no more benefit than is present in the spirit of the preacher.”
― The Ascent of Mount Carmel
― The Ascent of Mount Carmel
Chad’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Chad’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
94 books
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883 books
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450 books
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364 books
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887 books
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Christian, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Religion, Science, and Science fiction
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