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the shakespeare section had my english major heart in a chokehold 😍

"...and explains the government monopolies of opium and gambling, a means to attract and retain labor."

First external negative opinion of opium:

Bishop Brent, Geneva
"It is monstrous for a nation to think it possible to build up an honorable and righteous commonwealth with revenue gained from the exploitation of the weakness and vice of human beings."

Did you know that opium comes from poppies?! The Wizard of Oz makes so much more sense now.

Aside from this, the book is rather interesting - how the government is so involved is quite scary. They have all the data for why opium is bad, but the money it generates outweighs its effects. Insane.

enemies to lovers ... they just don't know it yet 😍

no way she gets married 🤣 i just don't see it.

"Long ago, in samurai culture, failure often meant you would be ordered to slit your own belly."

BASICALLY - be fuckin grateful all you have to do is apologize and move on.

"Avoid making decisions at night."

"Obvious ruses are cheap entertainment for people you don't know."

"Do not pursue those who leave."
"Do not turn away those who come to you."

"hogejaku" means "let go of everything" for a Zen life

so many characters, so little time ... and still no idea how some of them are connected