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This myth that early risers are good people and that late risers are lazy has its reasons and merits in rural societies but becomes questionable in a modern 24/7 society.
“I was in Nashville, Tennessee last year. After the show I went to a Waffle House. I'm not proud of it, I was hungry. And I'm alone, I'm eating and I'm reading a book, right? Waitress walks over to me: 'Hey, whatcha readin' for?' Isn't that the weirdest fuckin' question you've ever heard? Not what am I reading, but what am I reading FOR? Well, goddamnit, ya stumped me! Why do I read? Well . . . hmmm...I dunno...I guess I read for a lot of reasons and the main one is so I don't end up being a fuckin' waffle waitress.”
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“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”
― Gandhi: An Autobiography
― Gandhi: An Autobiography
“All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.”
― Homage to Catalonia
― Homage to Catalonia
“There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.”
― Memoirs of Hecate County
― Memoirs of Hecate County
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