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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.”
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“In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.”
― The Abolition of Man
― The Abolition of Man
“Or at school you might have been prodded to come “out of your shell”—that noxious expression which fails to appreciate that some animals naturally carry shelter everywhere they go, and that some humans are just the same.”
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.”
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Jordan’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jordan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2 books
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29 friends
115 books
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84 friends
722 books
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271 friends
140 books
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224 friends
517 books
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21 friends
2 books
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120 friends
53 books
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318 friends
2 books
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10 friends
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