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Tried starting this twice before (once on my own + once with Ryan), but David Attenborough’s beautiful voice was too soothing for us to pay attention at the time. Restarting 09/07/2025 and it’s the right time to listen

Restarted on 08/22/2025 with WhisperSync Kindle so I could bookmark and highlight every gem

Restarted again on 08/16, so Ryan I could read this together while backpacking Bald Eagle Loop Trail in Mount Baker Snoqualmie Forest

Began of 04/21/2024. Restarted 07/27/2025.

Started reading 09/06/2024

The Scadrian System: “The Eleventh Metal” - 02/22/2025 — 02/24/2025

““Life isn’t made of choices,” said Holland. “It’s made of trades. Some are good, some are bad, but they all have a cost.”” (99)

“Lucas is happy. It’s not as hard as one might think to become, the hard part is just to keep being it. It’s hard because it’s so easy to get in your head that if you are to be happy, you have to be happy exactly all of the time. And who in the world has the energy for that? Happiness can be exhausting. Honestly, it’s most often enough to just not be the opposite.” (61)

““You took the bus to a bank robbery?” Green Shirt wonders.

Purple Dress looks a little offended.

“Well, if we could afford a getaway car we wouldn’t have had to rob a bank, now would we?”” (56)

““I usually keep my peanuts next to a jar of peanut butter, so they understand what I’m capable of!”” (33)

““I usually keep my peanuts next to a jar of peanut butter, so they understand what I’m capable of!”” (33)

“Lucas is happy. This is a very provoking thing to the world. Because people aren’t supposed to be happy, they’re only supposed to want to be happy, because how otherwise are you supposed to be able to sell things to them?” (5)