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But, however much life teaches you that nothing lasts, it is still a shock when it disappears.
“Laughter isn't even the other side of tears. It is tears turned inside out. Truly the suffering is great, here on earth. We blunder along, shredded by our mistakes, bludgeoned by our faults. Not having a clue where the dark path leads us. But on the whole, we stumble along bravely, don't you think?”
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“Scratch any fortune and you'll find blood only a generation or two back...child labor in mines or mills...Slavery. Drugs. Stock swindles. Wasting nature with clear-cuts, pollution, harvesting to extinction. Monopolies. Disease. War. Every fortune comes out of something unpleasant.”
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“Our lifestyle is evolutionarily unstable--and is therefore in the process of eliminating itself in the perfectly ordinary way.”
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“You save yourself or you remain unsaved.”
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“Folks, I'm telling you,
birthing is hard
and dying is mean-
so get yourself
a little loving
in between.”
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birthing is hard
and dying is mean-
so get yourself
a little loving
in between.”
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Courtney’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Courtney’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
209 books
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25 friends
1,989 books
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143 friends
2,366 books
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103 friends
6,263 books
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42 friends
4,738 books
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139 friends
1,697 books
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122 friends
724 books
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73 friends
7,971 books
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214 friends
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