Alexa

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Alexa’s Quotes

“Thomas Edison's last words were "It's very beautiful over there". I don't know where there is, but I believe it's somewhere, and I hope it's beautiful.”
― John Green, Looking for Alaska

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“It seems to me, Golan, that the advance of civilization is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of privacy.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge

tags: science-fiction, society, technology

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“Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.”
― Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

tags: communication, miracle, translation

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“You show me someone who can't understand people and I'll show you someone who has built up a false image of himself.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge

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“That's right,' she told the girls. 'You are bored. And I'm going to let you in on a little secret about life. You think it's boring now? Well, it only gets more boring. The sooner you learn it's on you to make life interesting, the better off you'll be.”
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette

tags: boredom

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Our Shared Shelf — 222798 members — last activity Jul 15, 2026 06:48AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 27004 members — last activity 3 hours, 39 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

GCBC — 5 members — last activity Feb 14, 2016 08:44PM
Grand Central Book Club (Fruit Stand Edition) I like to read and talk about books. I know some of you do too, and since I see you guys all the time a ...more