Vic Allen

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Vic is Currently Reading

Vic Allen is currently reading

Coyote Alibi (Naomi Manymules Mysteries)

by Jena Burges (Goodreads Author)

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— Apr 18, 2026 01:10AM

Apr 12, 2026 09:01PM

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Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside

by Edward Abbey

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— Mar 31, 2026 03:53PM

Mar 30, 2026 08:16PM

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The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry

by William K. Black

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— Apr 15, 2026 08:24AM

Mar 17, 2026 10:21PM

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Vic’s Quotes

“Truth is like poetry.
And most people fucking hate poetry.”
― Adam McKay, The Big Short: A Screenplay

tags: humor, money, poetry, the-big-short, truth

67 likes

“There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the time comes.”
― Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls

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“The first thing you learn in life is you're a fool. The last thing you learn in life is you're the same fool.”
― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

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“The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run.”
― Herman Melville, Moby Dick: or, the White Whale

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“heal the roots, to see the tree grow vibrant.”
― Matthew Edward Hall, San Mateo: Proof of The Divine

tags: growth, healing, life, roots, tree, vibrant

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