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“Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Say your name over two hundred times and discover you are no one.”
― The Running Man
― The Running Man
“When the number of options available is limited, it is foolish to fuss and fret. We should instead simply choose the best of them and get on with life. To behave otherwise is to waste precious time and energy.”
― The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient
― The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient
“The sum of evil, Pascal remarked, would be much diminished if men could only learn to sit quietly in their rooms.”
― The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
― The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
Nightcrawler Literary Society.
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— last activity Feb 06, 2021 04:16AM
An attractive circle of fans of the written word and the effects of alcohol. A book will be selected monthly and at the end of said month we will meet ...more
Tomas’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Tomas’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
356 books
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66 friends
1,057 books
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920 friends
773 books
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177 friends
242 books
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80 friends
1,139 books
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321 friends
2,379 books
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140 friends
416 books
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12 friends
1,133 books
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153 friends
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Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Art, Classics, Fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and War
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