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“America hadn't really been suited for its long and tiresome role as the Last Superpower, the World's Policeman. As a patriotic American, Oscar was quite content to watch other people's military coming home in boxes for a while. The American national character wasn't suited for global police duties. It never had been. Tidy and meticulous people such as the Swiss and the Swedes were the types who made good cops. America was far better suited to be the World's Movie Star. The world's tequila-addled pro-league bowler. The world's acerbic, bipolar stand-up comedian. Anything but a somber and tedious nation of socially responsible centurions.”
― Distraction
― Distraction
“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
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“You know what's truly weird about any financial crisis? We made it up. Currency, money, finance, they're all social inventions. When the sun comes up in the morning it's shining on the same physical landscape, all the atoms are in place.”
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Kevin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kevin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
213 books
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108 friends
1,313 books
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130 friends
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270 books
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93 friends
389 books
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136 friends
506 books
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102 friends
166 books
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51 friends
2 books
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39 friends
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