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You need to say, with no adverbs, in only four words, “I want a lawyer.” And then you need to say it again, and again, until the police finally give up and realize they are dealing with someone who knows how our legal system really works.
“Loneliness is like starvation: you don't realize how hungry you are until you begin to eat.”
― Faithless : Tales of Transgression
― Faithless : Tales of Transgression
“Daytime sleep is like the sin of the flesh; the more you have the more you want, and yet you feel unhappy, sated and unsated at the same time.”
― The Name of the Rose
― The Name of the Rose
“Success in life is the result of good judgment. Good judgment is usually the result of experience. Experience is usually the result of bad judgment.”
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“Alas for those that never sing, But die with all their music in them!”
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“The bad economist sees only what immediately strikes the eye; the good economist also looks beyond. The bad economist sees only the direct consequences of a proposed course; the good economist looks also at the longer and indirect consequences. The bad economist sees only what the effect of a given policy has been or will be on one particular group; the good economist inquires also what the effect of the policy will be on all groups.”
― Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
― Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
Talal’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Talal’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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