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Competent readers never let their minds fall into the default mode. They read with purpose and intention.
“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.”
― Mostly Harmless
― Mostly Harmless
“He who controls the spice controls the universe.”
― Dune
― Dune
“You don’t have the power to control the people, situations, and circumstances around you. You only have the power to control yourself.”
― Declare War on Yourself: How to Get Your Act Together and Fix Your Life
― Declare War on Yourself: How to Get Your Act Together and Fix Your Life
“The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double-backwards-somersault through a hoop whilst whistling the 'Star Spangled Banner', but in fact the message was this: So long and thanks for all the fish.”
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from point B to point A very fast. People living at point C, being a point directly in between, are often given to wonder what's so great about point A that so many people from point B are so keen to get there, and what's so great about point B that so many people from point A are so keen to get there. They often wish that people would just once and for all work out where the hell they wanted to be.”
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Shane’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shane’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,087 books
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1,826 friends
1 book
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0 books
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107 friends
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25 friends
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34 friends
2 books
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16 friends
207 books
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27 friends
384 books
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57 friends
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