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After a certain age, you can pretty much do whatever takes your fancy. No one tells you off, except for your doctors and your children.
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
“To be careful with people and with words was a rare and beautiful thing.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“Time is what stops history happening at once; time is the speed at which the past disappears.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“All revolutions are the sheerest fantasy until they happen; then they become historical inevitabilities.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. It’s the rich who get the biggest tax breaks. It’s the best students who get the best teaching and most attention. And it’s the biggest nine- and ten-year-olds who get the most coaching and practice. Success is the result of what sociologists like to call “accumulative advantage.”
― Outliers: The Story of Success
― Outliers: The Story of Success
Girvan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Girvan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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483 books
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