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Mitali is Currently Reading

Mitali is currently reading

The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

bookshelves: reread, fiction, fantasy, currently-reading, all

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Jewels: A Secret History

by Victoria Finlay

bookshelves: non-fiction, history, jewels, currently-reading

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Mitali’s Quotes

“The man who assumes everything is a lie is at least as mistaken as the one who assumes everything is true.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Brothers in Arms

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“It reminded him of that definition of his father's. A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind. The mind was the first and final battleground; the stuff in between was just noise.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, The Vor Game

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“How fortunate that science hasn't cracked human immortality. It's a great blessing that we can outlive old wars. And old warriors.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Brothers in Arms

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“I had to discover and teach myself all kinds of tricks to get people to respond to the inside of me, and not the outside.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Brothers in Arms

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“No, no, never send interim reports," said Miles. "Only final ones. Interim reports tend to elicit orders. Which you must then either obey, or spend valuable time and energy evading, which you could be using to solve the problem.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Brothers in Arms

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